The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 confronted the nation's homelessness crisis, hearing arguments in a case focused on the small city of Grants Pass, Oregon, which passed laws that prohibit sleeping in public places.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 confronted the nation's homelessness crisis, hearing arguments in a case focused on the small city of Grants Pass, Oregon, which passed laws that prohibit sleeping in public places.
Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to City Trying to Ban Homeless Camps
Conservative justices on the Supreme Court seemed receptive to an Oregon city’s argument on April 22 that the Eighth Amendment does not prevent it from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside....
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