SCOTUS to determine whether local laws designed to deter homeless camps constitute ‘cruel and unusual punishment’
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether local laws aimed at preventing homeless encampments amount to “cruel and unusual punishment” against the homeless. Last Friday, SCOTUS announced it would consider the issue following a series of rulings from the court. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — A federal appeals court with […]
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Homeless Camps Are Constitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to reconsider a lower court's ruling on whether homeless people have a constitutional right to camp on public land, according to the Los Angeles Times. The court's decision to take up the case came a day after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld lower court rulings in California […]