U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless

The justices left in place a 2018 ruling by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that fining or jailing homeless people for staying outside or in unauthorized places if a bed at an emergency shelter is not available is unconstitutional. U.S. cities have struggled over the years with how to address the issue of homelessness, putting in place various local laws. The case centered on two Boise ordinances that prohibited camping or "disorderly conduct" by lodging or sleeping in public.

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