POLITICSWISCONSIN EXAMINER
2 years after SCOTUS decision, 14 states, 350 cities have tougher laws on street homelessness
Two years after the Supreme Court's Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, 350 cities and 14 states have enacted stricter laws against street homelessness, including public camping bans and legal measures to enforce them. States like Louisiana, Indiana, Georgia, and Oklahoma have implemented laws criminalizing unauthorized camping or allowing property owners to sue local governments for non-enforcement.
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