On February 15, 2023, at the request of the DC government, the National Park Service cleared a homeless encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, DC.
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- The Supreme Court overturned a Ninth Circuit ruling restricting the removal of homeless encampments.
- Governments can now bar people from sleeping on the street, even when shelter beds aren't available.
- Homeless rights advocates argue that criminalizing homelessness won't solve the issue.
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