Oklahoma Attorney General Asks Supreme Court to Halt Execution of Condemned Convict
The U.S. Supreme Court announced in January that it would review the case.
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced in January that it would review the case.
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices expressed concern Monday about punishing homeless people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go, while also struggling with how to ensure local
The National Homelessness Law Center called it the "most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years."
The Supreme Court is wrestling with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness as it considers whether cities can ban people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.
The case has ramifications nationwide for homeless people, even as the population of unhoused people in the U.S. continues to grow rapidly.