TPM: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that forbidding people without housing from sleeping with a blanket outside — even when they have nowhere else to go — does not run afoul of the 8th Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.”

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that forbidding people without housing from sleeping with a blanket outside — even when they have nowhere else to go — does not run afoul of the 8th Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.”

Sotomayor Sums Up Supreme Court’s New Ruling For The Homeless: ‘Stay Awake Or Be Arrested’talkingpointsmemo.com In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that forbidding...

But that Snyder decision certainly makes Clarence accepting a quarter-million dollar touring recreational vehicle as a “gratuity” perfectly legal. Interesting how that worked out. And the weeks in Bali? Gratuity! Not a problem now!

In other news, the SCOTUS also overruled the bribery conviction of an Indiana mayor who took $13,000 from a trucking company he awarded $1 million in contracts. Republican mayor, of course. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

U.S. Supreme Court overturns ex-Indiana mayor's bribery convictionwww.cbsnews.com The decision could affect the racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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