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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Sam Levin in Los Angeles

‘Terrifying and dystopian’: the dark realities of the supreme court’s homelessness decision

Weathered-looking white woman wearing pink and blue sunhat holds up bright orange piece of paper, with tents on green grass behind her.
Kimberly Morris holds up a notice a police officer gave her giving her 72 hours to move her tent from a park in Grants Pass, Oregon, on 18 April 2024. Photograph: Reuters

The US supreme court ruled Friday that cities can fine and jail unhoused people for sleeping outside, arguing that criminalizing camping when there is no shelter available does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment”.

The 6-3 ruling is the most consequential legal decision on homelessness in decades in the US.

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