The Supreme Court upheld an Oregon city's laws aimed at banning homeless residents from sleeping outdoors, stating they did not violate the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. This decision may influence how cities and states in the West handle homelessness.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in dissent, criticized the ruling, stating it would leave society's most vulnerable with fewer protections. She argued that penalizing people for sleeping in public, even in their cars with minimal comforts, is unconscionable and unconstitutional.
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