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A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)

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A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
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A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
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2011-08-24

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GILMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant A Society Without a Name, For People Without A Home Millennium Future-Present (ASWAN) is an unincorporated association made up of homeless and formerly homeless people that advocates for their rights. On February 17, 2009, ASWAN sued defendantsappellees Commonwealth of Virginia, doing business as Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), City of Richmond (City), Homeward, a Virginia nonprofit corporation, and unidentified John Doe(s). It alleged that the defendants had conspired to establish the Conrad Center on Oliver Hill Way, a site removed from Richmond’s downtown community, for the purpose of reducing the presence of the homeless population in the downtown area by providing services for them in a remote *345location. The Conrad Center began operating on February 5, 2007.