," said Theane Evangelis, an attorney representing the city before the Supreme Court. "We believe that it's cruel to allow these conditions to continue, and that cities need to have the flexibility to address all of the circumstances as they work on long term solutions to homelessnes...
The question the court will seek to address is whether or not it is constitutionally legal to arrest someone for sleeping outdoors on public property, particularly if there is no room available in homeless shelters. Some lower courts have already ruled that such actions are not constitutional. (A...
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court in afilingthat the 9th Circuit was right to find that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a local government from effectively criminalizing homelessness by prohibiting individuals who lack access to shelter from residing in that area. But it said applying tha...
Washington —The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping in adispute over whether an Oregon city's rulesaimed at addressing homelessness violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The case is themost significa...
California Gov. Gavin Newsome says a Supreme Court ruling that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas will give local officials more freedom to address the crisis.
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