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Cities Can Clean Up Homeless Encampments, Supreme Court Says — Will New York Get the Message?

It’s likely no other high court ruling this year will positively impact more people.

AP/Jenny Kane
Workers dismantle a homeless encampment on June 28, 2024, at Portland, Oregon. AP/Jenny Kane
BETSY McCAUGHEY
BETSY McCAUGHEY

Whether you live in a city or a small town, you’re a winner because of the Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, announced on Friday. 

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BETSY McCAUGHEY
BETSY McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and co-founder of Save Our City at saveourcityny.org.

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