Homelessness

 NY Times: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Allow Local Laws That Penalize Homelessness - A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of courts wading into the thorny policy questions around when local governments can punish people for sleeping and camping outdoors. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington

The conservative majority appeared sympathetic to arguments by the city of Grants Pass, Ore., that homelessness is a complicated issue best handled by local lawmakers and communities, not judges. The liberal justices strongly resisted that notion.