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The Supreme Court Rules on Homelessness: What it All Means

Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which makes it easier for communities nationwide to fine, ticket ...

Justices uphold laws targeting homelessness with criminal penalties

The U.S. Supreme Court building. The justices ruled 6-3 in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson on Friday. (Christina B Castro via Flickr).

ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish ...

“The Supreme Court's ruling declines to protect Kentuckians from the cruel and unusual punishment of criminalizing homelessness,” said Kevin ...

The Supreme Court Just Criminalized Homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2024 – Today the Supreme Court issued its decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, agreeing to uphold ...

Supreme Court allows Oregon city policy that punishes homeless ...

The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to ordinances enacted by a small city in Oregon that punish homeless people for ...

Supreme Court allows punishment for homeless sleeping - NPR

In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the US Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.

Supreme Court has 'greenlighted the criminalization of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that enforcing rules that prohibit unhoused people from camping on public property — even when there are ...

Supreme Court ruling will make homelessness much worse

In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against ...

Supreme Court Ruling Criminalizes Homelessness and ...

Guest Opinion. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson allows cities to penalize individuals ...

Supreme Court rules on homeless encampments, administrative ...

On Friday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a trio of major decisions. The justices upheld a law making it a crime for unhoused people ...

Supreme Court decision on homeless could lead to ... - USA Today

Advocates for unhoused people warn the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a major case on camping bans will make the homeless crisis worse, ...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in ...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city's ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors, a decision likely to reverberate far beyond the West Coast.

Supreme Court issues a trio of massive rulings. Millions of lives will ...

In one decision, the court held that local laws effectively criminalizing homelessness don't violate the U.S. Constitution. In another, the ...

Supreme Court Ruling Gives Cities the Power to Criminalize People ...

After a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 28, that cities do have the power to criminalize homeless people for sleeping in public places.

the dark realities of the supreme court's homelessness decision

The US supreme court ruled Friday that cities can fine and jail unhoused people for sleeping outside, arguing that criminalizing camping when ...

What to know about Supreme Court's decision allowing bans ...

The Supreme Court has decided in favor of a small Oregon town that placed civil punishments on homeless people for sleeping in public spaces ...

Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside

California Gov. Gavin Newsome says a Supreme Court ruling that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas will ...

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless ...

The court upheld a ban on camping in Grants Pass, Oregon, empowering local governments to punish people for living outside.

In major decision, Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless camps

The Supreme Court's decision comes as record numbers of Americans lack permanent housing and cities struggle to control encampments.

California homeless camps: Supreme Court OKs a crackdown

The ruling by the conservative court majority means cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go.