Supreme Court rules banning homeless encampments in public places doesn't violate U.S. Constitution

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that banning homeless camps in public spaces isn't a violation of the constitution.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishments" doesn't protect homeless camps, even if a local community lacks space for the homeless in shelters. 

According to the majority opinion, the Eighth Amendment “does not authorize federal judges to wrest those rights and responsibilities from the American people and in their place dictate this Nation’s homelessness policy.”