sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking.
Homeless advocates, on the other hand, have said that allowing cities to punish people who need a place to sleep would ultimately make the crisis worse. Cities had been allowed to regulate encampments under a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling but couldn’t completely bar people from sleeping outdoors.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, criticized the majority ruling, saying cities shouldn't “attempt to arrest their way out of this problem or hide the homelessness crisis in neighboring cities or in jail." The only way to truly address it, she said, is to connect people with housing and services., which appealed a ruling striking down local ordinances that fined people $295 for sleeping outside after tents began crowding public parks.
Attorney Theane Evangelis, who represented Grants Pass before the high court, applauded the ruling, saying the 9th Circuit decision had “tied the hands of local governments.”
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: KSLcom - 🏆 549. / 51 Read more »
Source: TexasTribune - 🏆 441. / 53 Read more »
Source: KSLcom - 🏆 549. / 51 Read more »
Source: KSLcom - 🏆 549. / 51 Read more »
Source: fox13 - 🏆 550. / 51 Read more »