The Supreme Court Ruled that cities may have laws against homeless camping on public property. Grants Pass Oregon was taken to Court for having a camping ban with the complainants calling it cruel and unusual punishment and lost its case originally. They pursued the case to the Supreme Court who ruled that governments response to homelessness is best left to the locals to decide how to handle it.
So cities and states may allow homeless camping or disallow it.
This is a victory for cities who have areas that are made dangerous, unsafe and filthy and wish to disallow them.
It also allows cities to decide they want those areas and wish to allow it. It's up to the locals to decide.
So cities and states may allow homeless camping or disallow it.
This is a victory for cities who have areas that are made dangerous, unsafe and filthy and wish to disallow them.
It also allows cities to decide they want those areas and wish to allow it. It's up to the locals to decide.
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