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(The Center Square) – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from King County and the King County Sheriff’s Office regarding the city of Burien’s ban on public camping. On Tuesday, Judge Richard Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted Burien’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit regarding Ordinance 827, which effectively bans homeless people from living on any public property at any time. The city added an amendment that creates a 500-foot buffer zone around parks, libraries, schools, daycares, senior centers and makes it illegal for people to sleep overnight in th…

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