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Supreme Court hears arguments on whether cities can ban camping on public land
The oral argument transcript shows which justices are undecided.
The (fictional) case City of Ashford v. Rellis asks whether fines for sleeping outside when shelters are full are constitutional. A decision is expected by June.
From each bank
Conservative
Cities need tools to keep parks and sidewalks usable for everyone.
The Heritage Compass ↗Libertarian
Criminalizing sleep is government overreach, but so are the zoning rules that created the shortage.
Liberty Ledger ↗Cascadic Analysis 1
DownstreamZoning is the underlying issue
What are the second-order effects?
Whatever the ruling, cities with housing shortages will face this again.
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