Supreme Court Refuses to Revive City’s Outdoor-Sleeping Ban
- Justices reject Boise’s appeal, won’t hear homelessness case
- Appeals court said law was ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment
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The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that said homeless people have a constitutional right to sleep on public property outdoors if no other shelter is available to them.
The justices without comment on Monday turned away an appeal by Boise, Idaho, which said the federal appeals court ruling would leave cities “powerless” to address residents’ health and safety concerns.