 In her dissent, Justice Sotomayor said this focused only on the needs of cities, but not the country's most vulnerable. She said, look, sleeping is a biological necessity, and this leaves homeless people with an impossible choice, stay awake or be arrested. One important thing to note, this only changes current law in the Ninth Circuit. That's nine Western states, and it is where the bulk of America's unhoused population lives. But it will also certainly influence policy around the country.