Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
Cassy Leach, a nurse who leads a group of volunteers who provide food, medical care and other basic goods to the hundreds of homeless people living in the parks, talks to Kimberly Marie, who is homeless and camping in Fruitdale Park on March 21, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places, ruling along ideological lines that such laws don't amount to cruel and unusual punishment, even in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking.
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