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At a tent city near the Supreme Court: 'They want to criminalize us'

“Sleeping is a biological necessity. It’s sort of like breathing,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said during a hearing on the case. “You can say breathing is conduct, too, but presumably you would not think that it’s okay to criminalize breathing in public. And for a homeless person who has no place to go, sleeping in public is kind of like breathing in public.”

As Washoe, others adopt anti-camping laws, advocates and homeless fear fallout

On March 26, the Washoe County Commission became the latest municipality to pass an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to camp or live in a vehicle on county-owned properties or public places. 

U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case

How Cottage Grove and cities across Oregon and the national handle homelessness could be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court.

At a tent city near the Supreme Court: 'They want to criminalize us'

U.S. Supreme Court weighing complex homelessness case

WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, .