The Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Can Criminalize Homelessness

Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 23, 2024On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments around whether or not cities can impose punishments upon unhoused people for sleeping outside if they are unable to go to find shelter.The high court previously declined hearing a comparable case from Boise, Idaho in 2019. But in the past four years, homelessness rates across the country have increased dramatically. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban