On Friday, the court, in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Gorsuch, announced that “camping ban” laws that restrict unhoused people from sleeping on public property do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” and are therefore not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. These laws had been challenged by cities, including San Francisco. We’ll talk about the opinion and what happens next.
Supreme Court Rules Bans on Camping on Street Do Not Violate 8th Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court Building is seen in this March 31, 2012 photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images)
Guests:
Rory Little, professor of constitutional law, UC School of Law, San Francisco - former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney
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