Passing through Grants Pass last week, I'd forgotten that it was at the center of a Supreme Court case that could dramatically affect policy on homelessness. Notes from yesterday's oral arguments in the post below.
Court divided over constitutionality of criminal penalties for homelessness - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over a challenge to the constitutionality of ordinances in a southwest Oregon town that fines people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows, or cardboard boxes for protection from the elements while sleeping within the city limits. The city argued that
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