Browsing: Homelessness

The Supreme Court is scheduled to have oral arguments Monday regarding a challenge to a law that allows cities to fine homeless individuals, potentially having a significant impact on the lives of the hundreds of thousands without homes. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that cities cannot ticket homeless individuals for camping in public when there were no alternative options…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law on Wednesday that prohibits homeless individuals from camping in the state’s public spaces. “Florida will not tolerate homeless camps affecting its residents or lowering their standard of living as we observe in states such as New York and California,” DeSantis said in a statement. “The law I…