State Supreme Court agrees to take up case against Spokane camping ban
The Washington State Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up a case against a Spokane ballot measure that bans camping within 1,000 feet of schools, day care facilities, parks and playgrounds.
The measure, known as Proposition 1, expands where homeless people are not allowed to camp or store personal property to include much of the city and almost all of downtown. It drew legal challenges even before it was overwhelmingly approved by Spokane voters in November.
In August, homeless service provider Jewels Helping Hands and Ben Stuckart, Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium executive director, filed a lawsuit against Brian Hansen, who led the initiative effort, seeking to remove the measure from the ballot.
A state superior court judge denied their request that month. A court of appeals upheld the measure in December. Now, the state Supreme Court will weigh in.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/state-supreme-court-agrees-to-take-up-case-against-spokane-camping-ban/