Is it “cruel and unusual” to arrest people who are forced to sleep outside?

#SCOTUS will rule today on a decade of precedent
cc #housing, #housingcrisis

https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/1/12/24036307/supreme-court-scotus-tent-encampments-homeless

The Supreme Court will hear a case that shapes how cities respond to homeless tent encampments

An Oregon case will clarify whether officials can jail or fine homeless people for sleeping outside.

^{Rachel M. Cohen (Vox)}