A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people in hundreds of cleanups. A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people by seizing and destroying their personal property during cleanups. The ruling filed late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer ended a seven-year-old case against the city without a trial. The homeless plaintiffs allege that the city violated their rights by destroying their belongings in camp cleanups in 2018 and 2019. Ktown for All was harmed by having to expend resources replenishing the seized items, it alleged.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 13, 2026 08:49 UTC