U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 17, 2019
Municipalities must find new solutions to homeless after Supreme Court refuses to help them
The denial of cert in Martin v. Boise could bring big changes to cities without homeless shelters.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review an appellate decision that says people can't be punished for camping in public places when no other shelter is available, solidifying a controversial policy driver for West Coast states grappling with a growing homeless problem.
The denial of a petition for a writ of certiorari in a lawsuit out of Boise, Idaho, me...
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