be the most critical ruling addressing the homeless crisis in america in more than 40 years at the center of this national debate is grants pass, oregon, where the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld a ruling that blocked the city from enforcing a ban on public camps for the homeless. the court s ruling from a previous case found that punishing the homeless was considered cruel and unusual punishment and unconstitutional unless the municipality enforcing that rule could provide a bed for its entire homeless population. advocates for the homeless argue there aren t public shelters to accommodate everyone leaving many homeless people know where to go. proponents for the stricter policies against homeless encampments argue that these living conditions are dangerous because thousands of people are dying in the streets while issues like mental health, drug addition and housing costs remain unsolved. joining me now, is the attorney who will be making the first oral arguments of this high