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One such attorney anxious about the lasting consequences of the case is Eric Tars, who represented seven homeless people in the landmark Boise vs. Martin decision, in which the 9th Circuit ruled that criminally punishing homeless people for sleeping outdoors when there are not enough shelter beds or housing violated the 8th Amendment of the U. Constitution, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

He worries that whatever happens at the 9th Circuit could deal a blow to a larger goal for advocates for the unhoused, which is to more firmly establish a right to housing. Many have been heartened by actions by the Biden administration to more fulsomely fund initiatives to make housing available to low-income Americans.

In court though, Tars is anxious that the 9th Circuit could undermine his larger efforts. But he said the solution is not ordering more temporary congregate shelter. There are times when a judge should tell a city or county how to spend their money to help people, he said. California college students live in vans and hotels as campus housing plans spark backlash. How we reported the story on highway displacements. All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing.

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