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2 years after Grants Pass, 14 states, 350 cities have tougher laws on street homelessness
Two years after the Supreme Court's Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, 14 states and over 350 cities have implemented stricter laws against street homelessness, including public camping bans and enforcement mandates. States like Louisiana, Indiana, Georgia, and Oklahoma have introduced measures such as criminalizing unauthorized camping, establishing Homelessness Courts, and allowing property owners to sue local governments for non-enforcement.
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