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Martin v. Boise (full case name Robert Martin, Lawrence Lee Smith, Robert Anderson, Janet F. Bell, Pamela S. Hawkes, and Basil E. Humphrey v.City of Boise) was a 2018 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding anti-camping ordinances targeting homeless people, effectively overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024.
An advocate protests at a homeless camp adjacent to Heer Park as it is cleared up by the city in 2022. Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for communities to more aggressively ...
The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, ruled on ideological lines last month that civil and criminal penalties for camping in public areas are not cruel and unusual punishments ...
Homeless-rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C., as the Supreme Court heard oral argument in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v.
Kansas, in which the Supreme Court allowed states to not adopt the insanity defense, the majority argues that determinations of whether homeless defendants possess the "mens rea" (guilty mind) to criminally violate the anti-camping ordinances should be left to elected state and local government officials. Fifth, solutions to address rising ...
“Today’s United States Supreme Court ruling is a victory for common sense and judicial restraint. Justice Neil Gorsuch states it perfectly: ‘Homelessness is complex. Its causes are many.
The Supreme Court's decision in City of Boerne made a significant impact on the states' abilities to enforce laws, including those pertaining to historic preservation. Under RFRA, an otherwise neutral state law—such as zoning, or historic preservation ordinances—needed to be scrutinized if its enforcement involved a religious group or ...
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, said fining and arresting homeless people does not violate constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.