US Supreme Court to review anti-camping laws that impact homeless
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an Oregon city's bid to enforce local laws against people camping on public ...
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an Oregon city's bid to enforce local laws against people camping on public ...
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether homeless people have a constitutional right to camp on public property when they have no other place to sleep.
An Oregon case will clarify whether officials can jail or fine homeless people for sleeping outside.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case appealing a ruling in Oregon that says banning homeless people from public areas violates the constitution.
It comes after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declared that anti-camping ordinances in San Francisco, violate the Eighth Amendment ban on 'cruel and unusual punishment'.