Government
Aug. 2, 2022
No duty to provide cool shelter for homeless, judge in Sacramento rules
U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley’s order appears to add another link to a series of rulings finding judges can order governments to stop actions that directly harm homeless people, but cannot force them to help.
Local governments don’t have a constitutional duty to provide homeless people a cool place to go on a dangerously hot day, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley in Sacramento enjoined the city from clearing homeless encampments. His Friday order appears to add another link to a series of rulings finding judges can order governments to stop actions that directly harm homeless people, but cannot force them to help.
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