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Nine western states could BAN homeless from public areas as Supreme Court agrees to hear case with backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Liberal governor demands Supreme Court allow him more power to remove homeless camps as San Francisco business exodus gathers pace

  • Comes after 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that removals break the Eight Amendment ban on 'cruel and unusual punishment'

  • Supreme Court agreed on Friday to examine whether the ruling goes too far

It comes after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declared that anti-camping ordinances in San Francisco, violate the Eighth Amendment ban on 'cruel and unusual punishment'.

Newsom has repeatedly promised to 'own the issue' as the city faces an exodus of businesses from a city blighted by drug use, and has urged the nation's top court not to 'tie his hands'.

'California has invested billions to address homelessness, but rulings from the bench have tied the hands of state and local governments to address this issue,' he said on Friday.
Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-13
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=688642