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Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans targeting homeless people sleeping outside
The Supreme Court has decided in favor of a small Oregon town that placed civil punishments on homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, finding 6-3 the punishments don't violate the Eighth Amendment. Former federal prosecutor Scott ... -
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Supreme Court lets law stand that allows for ticketing of homeless people camping
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can ticket homeless people for camping in public even when there is no alternative shelter available, a decision that could drastically alter the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans without a ... -
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Supreme Court says city's homeless camping ban not 'cruel and unusual' punishment
The Supreme Court ruled an Oregon city's ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside doesn't amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment. -
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Supreme Court allows Oregon city policy that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property
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Supreme Court decision on homeless encampments gets mixed response in California
While leaders in San Francisco praised the Supreme Court's ruling giving cities nationwide the power to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the decision a "disappointment." Adam Yamaguchi has more.California -
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Supreme Court Expands Cities' Power to Remove Homeless Camps
Justices rejected a claim that penalizing people with nowhere else to sleep is unconstitutionally cruel. -
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case
The case is likely to have broad ramifications for how cities across the country respond to homelessness. -
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Iowa Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect
Republican lawmakers passed the restrictions last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law.Abortion -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The high court loosened the restraints on city officials confronting homeless encampments.
The high court loosened the restraints on city officials confronting homeless encampments.
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