SCOTUS Ruling Sets Stage for Battle Over Camping Bans Against Unhoused People
More people become unhoused every day, and criminalization makes the problem worse. But cities have a choice.
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court ruled last week that cities can enforce bans on sleeping outside and essentially criminalize homelessness. City governments in western states now have the legal guidance they demanded from the courts, but the ruling does nothing to solve the dilemma posed by encampments that both frustrate housed residents and help vulnerable people to meet a basic...