The Grants Pass case, SCOTUS' first big homelessness case in a while, dropped. 6-3 conservative majority.
"Held: The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment."
Sotomayor writes the dissent.
"I remain hopeful that someday in the near future, this Court will play its role in safeguarding constitutional liberties for the most vulnerable among us. Because the Court today abdicates that role, I respectfully dissent.
To be fair, this has been pretty much the point of view of most Americans since their ancestors stole the land from the natives and then made laws enshrining ownership to themselves.
