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Supreme Court allows camping bans targeting homeless encampments
The 6-3 decision from the court in the case known as City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is its most significant involving homelessness in decades. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
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 allows Oregon city policy that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property
The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to ordinances enacted by a small city in Oregon that punish homeless people for sleeping on public property when they have nowhere else to go. -
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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 ... -
The Hill - Politics
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 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. -
MarketWatch - Business
Supreme Court ruling on homelessness comes at ‘worst moment possible,’ fair-housing advocates say
Advocates for fair housing on Friday criticized a Supreme Court decision allowing cities to enforce laws restricting sleeping on public property. -
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. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
El Cajon mayor, organization reaction to Supreme Court ruling on homelessness
In El Cajon, Mayor Bill Wells says the City doesn't already allow encampments. He said Friday's decision that ruled cities can ban homeless encampments gives cities the power to decide how to address the issue.
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