BOISE — The city of Boise announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit Monday, bringing an end to a legal battle on the city’s anti-loitering ordinance first initiated over a year ago.

A challenge to Boise’s ordinance was made by Luke Schuchardt in January 2024 after he was stopped and questioned under the statute by Boise Police officers and subsequently arrested and prosecuted.

Under the terms of the settlement, the city agreed to pay out $200,000 “after both parties evaluated the merits of the case and the resources required for extensive litigation.”

The ordinance has been suspended by executive action due to a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Barry Lynn Winmill in August, and the city council will be taking up the repeal of the ordinance as part of the settlement agreement, a n

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