 Mainly along ideological lines, the high court found that outdoor sleeping bans do not violate the Eighth Amendment. There were some cities that argued that the ruling made it harder to manage outdoor encampments in public spaces. Homeless advocates, this actually punishes people who need a place to sleep, and it would criminalize homelessness. Justice Neil Gorsuch, he acknowledged those concerns in his opinion that he wrote for the majority. He said homelessness is complex.