[un]Divided: SCOTUS ruling could help combat homeless crisis

Brandi Kruse

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Brandi Kruse
July 2, 2024

[un]Divided: SCOTUS ruling could help combat homeless crisis

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that laws prohibiting homeless encampments do not amount to cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment.

The ruling could help West Coast states deal with the crisis, but only if leaders decide to use it. Brandi Kruse is joined by Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling, who says the King County Sheriff’s Office is still not willing to enforce their camping ban, despite what SCOTUS has to say. Watch unDivided five days a week and subscribe to support the show at unDividepod.com.

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