SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane has joined a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to review a ruling that makes it harder for the cities to enforce camping bans.
Spokane is joining the petition filed by more than a dozen cities as well as counties, including Seattle and Tacoma. They are asking SCOTUS to review two cases that restricted and directed how communities approach homelessness.
Spokane City Attorney Lynden Smithson filed the court brief asking the high court to overturn a ruling that blocks a city’s camping ban if the city does not have enough shelter beds for every homeless person in the area.
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward addressed the petition in a press conference Friday that you can watch below.
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