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Supreme Court weighs whether cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping outside
Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.
A group of volunteers check on homeless people living in a park in Grants Pass, Ore., on March 21.
Jenny Kane/AP
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a major homelessness case for the first tim… [+6142 chars]
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