Experts working to end homelessness in Minnesota say Supreme Court ruling will make their jobs harder

In the most significant case on homelessness in 40 years, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Ninth Circuit Court ruling finding it cruel and unusual to criminalize homeless people for sleeping in public when there is no shelter available. The ruling has ramifications for Minnesotan cities trying to balance boundaries of behavior in public places and helping chronically homeless people find permanent homes.