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Legal. This legal fight in oregon is one of the most significant cases involving homelessness to come before the court in decades. Welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. Im Heather Holmes and im alex savage. The Supreme Courts decision could have a major impact on how cities address unhoused People Living on the streets. This Supreme Court case comes from the town of grants pass, oregon, among other things, that city bans people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes as shelter to camp outdoors within the city limits. Those who violate the laws face fines of 295. The challengers here argue that it makes it a crime to be homeless in the city, in violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The city says the ordinances are essential to Public Health and safety. Although the city describes its ordinances as punishing camping on public property, it defines campsite as any place a homeless person is. While covered with a blanket, the

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