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Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco

Ruling by

Mark B. Simons

Lower Court

San Francisco County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Ethan P. Schulman
San Francisco's policy of towing lawfully parked vehicles with unpaid parking tickets did not fall under the Fourth Amendment's vehicular community caretaking exception because it did not serve an immediate public need.



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