I wrote below of the importance of the SCOTUS decision overturning Chevron. Perhaps equally important is their decision declaring ordinances banning camping in public parks and sidewalks do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
The Court noted that the causes of homelessness are many and complex, including those voluntarily living rough. It also noted that their decision did not mandate making such living outdoors a criminal offense and a city or other jurisdiction may choose to permit it or ban it.
How important is this ruling? Had it existed four years ago we might never have sold our CA winter place. The avalanche of tents and cardboard hovels springing up in our town's public spaces was the camel's-back-breaking-straw for the DrsC. That and our friend who lived near the large city park complaining that homeless people were defecating on her lawn.
Our liberal university town might have chosen to allow impromptu campgrounds anyway. On the other hand, the homeless issue was key in multiple lefty town council members losing their reelection efforts.
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The 2023-4 SCOTUS session which is ending has been particularly consequential, in ways I view as positive. Many of their decisions were unanimous or decided along lines other than perceived party identification.
OTOH the truly consequential decisions have mostly been 6-3. Thank you President Trump and Majority Leader McConnell.
