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Anti-panhandling laws

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge blocked Alabama from enforcing two laws that prohibit begging in a public place and soliciting contributions on a state highway. While the state says it doesn’t plan to enforce the laws, the two homeless plaintiffs have shown that they have been arrested and threatened with prosecution.

/ August 25, 2021

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