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Homeless Residency Restrictions, Ben A. Mcjunkin Mar 2023

Homeless Residency Restrictions, Ben A. Mcjunkin

West Virginia Law Review

Last year, the West Virginia House of Delegates introduced a radical proposal for responding to homelessness within the state: privately enforceable residency restrictions. As introduced, the restrictions prohibited homeless individuals from sheltering themselves, from being sheltered by others, or from receiving food or care within 1,500 feet of a school or childcare center. This prohibition was to operate statewide, transforming an issue that historically has been considered hyper-local into a subject of state concern. Moreover, the proposed bill established a private right of action for enforcement, legislating around the possibility of recalcitrant municipal governments declining to abide by the residency …


Cases And Materials On West Virginia Constitutional Law, Robert M. Bastress Jr. Jan 2021

Cases And Materials On West Virginia Constitutional Law, Robert M. Bastress Jr.

Open Access Law Books

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Local Regulation Of Hyraulic Fracturing, Jesse J. Richardson Jr. Dec 2014

Local Regulation Of Hyraulic Fracturing, Jesse J. Richardson Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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