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Comment on Court ruling limits how Idaho Falls can respond to homeless by Rawsons88
['Seth Ratliff']
Comments for Local News 8
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - For weeks, a homeless camp has sheltered under the gazebo of the Japanese Friendship Garden.
But because of a 2018 court ruling, representatives for the city say there's not much they can do.
"A court ruling in Martin versus Boise recently by the Ninth Circuit Court limits cities and what they can do in enforcing camping by the homeless," City of Idaho Falls PIO Eric Grossarth said.
Representatives for the city say they hear the people, but the issue goes beyond just Idaho Falls.
But because of that court ruling and our understanding of it, it really limits that option for not only Idaho Falls but much of the western United States," Grossarth said.
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