In this file photo, a skater passes a van where a homeless person is sleeping July 13, 2004 in Venice, California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a 1983 law prohibiting people from sleeping overnight in their vehicles was vaguely written and discriminates against homeless and poor people.; Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
Cheyenne Desertrain and fellow homeless brought suit against the City of Los Angeles to maintain their ability to sleep in their cars without being arrested or ticketed by police. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the city’s ordinance, banning people from living in cars or recreational vehicles on city streets or in parking lots, as unconstitutionally vague. Many non-homeless residents in Venice feel this makes their streets unsafe. Others say, Venice homeless are part of the neighborhoods eclectic population.
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Carol Sobel, a lawyer based in Santa Monica, that represented the plaintiffs in the lawsuit