Today: October 23, 2024
Today: October 23, 2024

Latest From Clare Pastore, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California

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Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available

Legal precedents hold that criminalizing someone for their status, such as being homeless, is cruel and unusual punishment. But what if that status leads to actions like sleeping in public spaces?

Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available
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Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’

In a major homelessness ruling, the Supreme Court holds that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go.

Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’

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