Will SCOTUS Decide Homeless Camping Ban?  In a ruling announced last week the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc of its holding last September which prohibits enforcement of local laws banning the homeless from camping on public property.  As reported by Matt Tinoco from Laist, in Martin v. City of Boise the court said "As long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property..."  With reconsideration by the Ninth Circuit off the table, the only avenue left to the plaintiffs is an appeal to the Supreme Court, which the City of Boise hinted to in a statement released after the ruling last week, "[Monday's] ruling does not mean the city ordinances are (unconstitutional). It simply has the effect of forcing the matter to be litigated further. Therefore, the city's camping and disorderly conduct ordinances remain in effect until further clarification can be obtained from the courts; the ruling will not cause us to change our procedures."