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michael

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I heard Amanda Seales make the excellent point that the recent supreme court ruling doesn't just effect homeless but, since it's against encampments, it was passed in part to target student protesters making encampments in protest.

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michael's avatar michael @thissacredearth.bsky.social
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Now I'm thinking, to extend on her thoughts, it will also be used to crackdown more swiftly on Occupy style protests in which encampments popped up across the U.S

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Rachel's avatar Rachel @weener.bsky.social
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I don’t think that’s the case. The decision basically just overturns Martin v Boise and means that each state’s law is the basis for how homeless encampments are regulated. What was so great about Martin was that it meant cities in the 9th Circuit could only sweep camps if there were shelter beds/

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