California Voice: Supreme Court gives us a chance to create a better homeless camp law

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Grants Pass case provides needed clarity to American cities dealing with homelessness. But it should not be the end of the willingness of our courts to decide the fundamental balance between individual rights and collective responsibilities when it comes to people living on the street.

The Grants Pass decision is limited because it focused on the wrong constitutional amendment. Whether the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and...