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

Citation: A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
Parent Document: A Society Without a Name v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 655 F.3d 342 (2011)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2011-08-24
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/612506/a-society-without-a-name-v-commo... ↗

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ASWAN filed suit in Virginia state court, but Homeward
removed the action to federal court in accordance with 28
U.S.C. §§ 1441 and 1446. In its second amended complaint,
ASWAN alleged that the Conrad Center is located about two
miles from downtown Richmond; that this location is isolated
and removed from Richmond’s downtown community and
VCU’s campus; that the defendants took various actions to
pressure organizations that provided services to the homeless
in the downtown area, such as the Daily Planet, to relocate to
the Conrad Center; that the defendants took these actions to
make the homeless less visible to, and segregate them from,
Richmond’s downtown community and the VCU campus;
that creating the Conrad Center on Oliver Hill Way makes it
difficult for homeless people to travel between the Center and
the downtown area, an area that includes open spaces such as
Monroe Park located near VCU’s campus; and that the efforts
to make the homeless less visible have their roots in class,
race, and disability prejudice. ASWAN contends there is a
strong link between homelessness and disability, asserting
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that the public generally perceives and regards homeless peo-
ple as being disabled due to mental illness, alcoholism, and
substance abuse.

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