San Francisco was ignoring this problem for at least 10 years before that judgement happened.
Not to mention the issue there wasn't exactly that the city was trying to do something but the fact that they were fining them and plaintiffs claimed the fines were so large that they were "cruel and unusual punishment" which is non-constitutional.
So no, it's 100% political and bureaucratic apathy over many years, not one court case.
Not to mention the issue there wasn't exactly that the city was trying to do something but the fact that they were fining them and plaintiffs claimed the fines were so large that they were "cruel and unusual punishment" which is non-constitutional.
So no, it's 100% political and bureaucratic apathy over many years, not one court case.