The city of Albuquerque, backed by the city of Rio Rancho and the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, hoped to convince the state Supreme Court to intervene in a pending lawsuit alleging the unconstitutional enforcement of public camping laws against the involuntarily homeless population.

Lawyers for the city argued that a lower court ruling in the case was "egregiously flawed" and should be reversed because it would result in "significant and immediate harm." But the judge in the case cautioned that he hadn't ruled on the merits and only issued a pre-trial ruling while the case proceeds.

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