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The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found such laws ...
The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution ...
Tents are set up along Cooper Court, an alley frequented by people without homes. A June 2024 Supreme Court ruling allowed cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside, but Boise Mayor Lauren McLean ...
Supreme Court weakens power of federal regulators by overturning Chevron decision, target of conservatives and business; Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner's death amid rising tensions in Mideast; Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.
From 2013 to 2018, the city said it issued 500 citations for camping or sleeping in public, including in vehicles, with fines that could reach hundreds of dollars. But a 2018 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals changed the calculus. The court, whose jurisdiction includes nine Western states, held that while communities are allowed ...
Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside pm the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 in Washington, DC. A Supreme Court ruling allows states and cities to pass laws that ban sleeping in public ...
The appeals court ruled 2-1 that Grants Pass, which is about 250 miles south of Portland, cannot “enforce its anti-camping ordinances against homeless persons for the mere act of sleeping ...