public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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Later in the show, Henson urged viewers to vote and alluded to a law in Grants Pass, Oregon, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property.
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Char Adams, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The new ruling, that was issued on Friday, overturns the 2018 Martin v. Boise ruling, which barred cities from criminalizing homeless people on public property unless there is an available shelter bed for them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
Since 2018, lower court rulings had prevented local governments in California and throughout the West from arresting or fining people for sleeping on public property if beds weren’t available in homeless shelters.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
The Supreme Court reversed that decision, concluding that the enforcement of laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 June 2024
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Char Adams, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The new ruling, that was issued on Friday, overturns the 2018 Martin v. Boise ruling, which barred cities from criminalizing homeless people on public property unless there is an available shelter bed for them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
Since 2018, lower court rulings had prevented local governments in California and throughout the West from arresting or fining people for sleeping on public property if beds weren’t available in homeless shelters.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
The Supreme Court reversed that decision, concluding that the enforcement of laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 June 2024
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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