The first hearing in a class action lawsuit against Denver was packed with homeless individuals on Wednesday, October 12. The suit alleges the city is violating the U.S. Constitution when it conducts regular sweeps of the homeless. Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer explicitly allowed the homeless individuals into the courthouse despite their lack of government-issued identification; Shaffer ruled that they did not have to follow the security requirement of having an ID because they claimed to have had identification cards or documents seized during Denver's homeless sweeps – which are the focus of the trial. Photos by Brandon Marshall.
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