Supreme Court Denies Review on Homeless Ticketing Appeal

The Supreme Court of the United States has denied review to Boise, Idaho for its appeal of a homeless ticketing case. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that Boise's policy of ticketing homeless citizens sleeping in public spaces violated the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment." The Supreme Court denying to review Boise's appeal means that municipalities in other states will have to abide by the Court of Appeals' decision as well; Boise's ordinance had been in place since 1922. Both left-rated and right-rated outlets tied their reporting to current events in California, the state with the largest homeless population.