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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Federal judge sides with church in unhoused shelter standoff

Sunlight filters through a window, casting a soft glow on the empty wooden church pews lined with hymnals
Similar lawsuits challenging efforts to curb outreach services were filed in Arizona, California, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Photograph: Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images

A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado gold rush town cannot prevent an evangelical church from providing temporary shelter to unhoused people on the church’s property.

The ruling against the town of Castle Rock comes after The Rock church sued the town for attempting to block it by arguing the church could not park RVs used as residences on site under local zoning laws.

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