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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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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 defendants-appellees Common-
wealth of Virginia, doing business as Virginia Common-
wealth University (VCU), City of Richmond (City),
Homeward, a Virginia nonprofit corporation, and unidentified
John Doe(s). It alleged that the defendants had conspired to
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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 location. The Conrad Center began operating on Feb-
ruary 5, 2007.