Richard Kreimer is homeless. He goes to public places, makes himself sufficiently obnoxious that he gets thrown out, and then sues on his rights. Wally and I have covered this at Overlawyered through the years, Mar. 2005, Feb. 2006, Dec. 2006, Aug. 2008. The Star-Ledger rediscovers the story (via ABAJ). Kreimer's own lawyer says "It's become kind of like a sting operation, where he's waiting for someone to violate his rights...This is a way for him to make money." Part of the problem is that the New Jersey Supreme Court has forbidden anti-loitering laws, a rebuke to James Q. Wilson's "broken windows" theory.
Richard Kreimer rides again (redux)
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |



