RKOpatryx: Yeah, what with that interesting term limit the Justices have, and all... what was it again? hm.

It's a two-box day at SCOTUS, so we are expecting between two and four decisions.

First decision is Grants Pass. Gorsuch has the 6-3 opinion finding that the Eighth Amendment does not bar "generally applicable" laws banning public camping. Sotomayor writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

www.supremecourt.gov

The Grants Pass law, as Sotomayor made clear in dissent, went further, banning public sleeping with any covering, so much as a blanket, even when no other options are available. This is a very troubling ruling.

Sotomayor looks to the "near future" for different action from the court:

After Gorsuch read extensively from his opinion, Sotomayor is reading from her dissent. "Sleep is a biological necessity," she begins, "not a crime."

Any idea if Alito is present? I'd heard he was MIA last week, I think, but I have noted any follow up.

Sadly, I think if he was still missing, people would be talking about it more. Ah, well.

Yeah, what with that interesting term limit the Justices have, and all... what was it again? hm.

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