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    US Supreme Court upholds a ban on homeless encampments. Here’s what it means for Texas.

    By Joshua Fechter The Texas Tribune,

    24 days ago
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    Downtown Dallas Security Sgt. Shannon Delony wakes up a man sleeping outside the Dallas Public Library in July 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed a small town in Oregon to keep fining people for sleeping outside. Advocates for people experiencing homelessness say the ruling is an effective endorsement of other camping bans across the country. Emil Lippe/For The Texas Tribune

    Bans on homeless encampments in Texas drew the effective backing of the U.S. Supreme Court in a sweeping ruling Friday that allows cities and states to fine people experiencing homelessness for sleeping in public places amid record-high homelessness levels.

    Justices ruled that a small Oregon town could continue fining people for sleeping outside, ruling that doing so is a broadly constitutional method of responding to the nation’s homelessness crisis.

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