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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that it's unconstitutional for cities and towns to make it harder for the homeless to get help, USA Today reports.
The ruling stems from a case out of Oregon, where the city of Grants Pass tried to stop a church from operating as a homeless shelter.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Denison Avenue United Church of Christ opened its doors on Christmas Eve in 2014 to house the homeless after a number of them froze to death.
But on Christmas Eve, the church was told by the city council it could no longer operate as a house of worship because it was still housing the homeless.
The church sued, and on Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the church.
Justices ruled that it's not unconstitutional to make it harder for the homeless to get help, USA Today reports.
According to the AP, the ruling was 5-4, and Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.
It was written by conservative justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.
Justices ruled that it's not unconstitutional to make it harder for the homeless to get money, according to USA Today.
It's unclear how many cities and towns will try to shut down homeless shelters in the wake of the
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