U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless

Sleeping on the Streets

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Boise’s defence of its policy of sometimes prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public, after a lower court found ordinances in Idaho’s capital had violated the U.S. Constitution’s bar on cruel and unusual punishment.

CBC | World News

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