Federal judge sides with church in unhoused shelter standoff

Castle Rock, Colorado, cannot prevent church from quintessential act' of offering temporary refuge

A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado gold rush town cannot prevent an evangelical church from providing temporary shelter to unhoused people on the church's property.

The ruling against the town of Castle Rock comes after The Rock church sued the town for attempting to block it by arguing the church could not park RVs used as residences on site under local zoning laws.