The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled in the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from enforcing criminal punishments on homeless people who camp outside in cities. This went to the court after the City of Grants Pass had anti-sleeping and camping laws, which was against a previous case, Martin v. City of Boise, which ruled that criminalizing sleeping on the street when no other options are available is a violation of the eighth amendment. This case went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the City of Grants Pass, setting a new precedent now the state of homelessness.  Now, it is up to the cities to pass legislation that either criminalizes this behavior or creates organizations to help these individuals find shelter. This shows how SCOTUS uses its power of Judicial Review to determine how Constitutional amendments are interpreted and how they apply to society. This court ruling does not help homeless people. This interpretation gives cities the option to criminalize their unsheltered homeless population or to create organizations to house them.