Justices heard an Oregon city's appeal of lower court rulings that it's 'cruel and unusual' to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available.
In a major case on homelessness, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared to side with an Oregon city’s crackdown on sleeping in public. The decision could have sweeping implications for theliving in tents and cars, and the cities and states struggling to manage them.
Grants Pass has no public shelter. But its local law essentially banned people from sleeping with a blanket or pillow on any public land, at any time. But the court’s conservative justices said it can be hard to draw the line between someone’s conduct — which can be legally punished — and a status they are unable to change — which cannot be punished. “How about if there are no public bathroom facilities?” Justice Gorsuch asked. “Do people have an Eighth Amendment right to defecate and urinate? Is that conduct or is that status?”
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