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Politics
Rachelle A. Matthews

SCOTUS decision will leave US in crisis

The Supreme Court of the United States is about to decide whether cities can make it a crime to be a person without housing.

In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the high court will soon determine whether it's legal for a city to ticket, fine, or arrest people for sleeping in public places with as little as a pillow, blanket, or piece of cardboard. The decision, expected any day now, will be the most significant court ruling on the rights of homeless people in decades.

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