Photo by Will MatuskaA tent set up near Boulder Creek in downtown Boulder. Photo by Will MatuskaA 2022 lawsuit challenging Boulder’s camping ban was dismissed Dec. 6 by a Boulder County judge, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “Plaintiffs have advanced plausible arguments that the Blanket Ban may not be the best public policy response,” Judge Robert R. Gunning wrote in the order. Plaintiffs argued that despite the Grants Pass ruling, Colorado’s Constitution offered broader protections against cruel and unusual punishment, but the judge ultimately disagreed. Violations of Boulder’s blanket ban are punishable by fines of up to $2,650 per violation and up to 90 days in jail, according to the order.