 This is about trying to work with people to get them in better places and spaces. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled cities can legally ban people from sleeping and camping in public places. That overturned lower court rulings that deemed it cruel and unusual to punish people for sleeping outside if they had nowhere else to go. Earlier this year, the Rochester City Council passed an ordinance similar to what Duluth is considering. Brainerd is also considering one.