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The Convict Leasing Forced Labor System (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

It's not a great ruling, but it doesn't serve to be hyperbolic. They said that fines or punishment for "camping" (existing while homeless) on a cities public lands aren't de facto unconstitutional.

Not forbidden to fine or evict the homeless isn't the same as making homelessness illegal.