In a drawn-out legal battle between the city of Berkeley and the Berkeley Homeless Union, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said he will soon file a final judgment in a case that may decide the fate of unhoused residents at the Eighth and Harrison encampment. Last year, the city of Berkeley appealed the lawsuit to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging BHU’s capacity to sue the city and the claims of the lawsuit, which primarily concerns the provision of disability accommodations to certain residents, among others. Chen stated at a July 17 hearing that he approves of the 9th Circuit’s review of his decision. Simultaneously, BHU is pushing for another preliminary injunction to prevent the city from sweeping the encampment on the basis of a fire hazard — the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will be deciding the issue Thursday. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Paarth Mishra 📸: Hayes Gaboury . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #eighth #enc...