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City of Grants Pass v. Johnson , 603 U.S. 520 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that local government ordinances with civil and criminal penalties for camping on public land do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment of homeless people .
In 2013, the Grants Pass city council decided to impose $295 fines for using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes to sleep within the city. That fine increases to $537.60 if it’s unpaid.
“I would be surprised if there are very many apartments that you could find for less than $1,200 a month in Grants Pass,” Ed Johnson, an Oregon Law Center attorney representing the city’s ...
Homeless encampment sweep in Washington, D.C. A homeless encampment sweep is the forced removal of homeless people and their property from a public area. It is a frequently-used strategy to mitigate issues related to homelessness. [1]
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(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether to find a state firearms statute prohibiting open carry unconstitutional in the case Illinois v. Tyshon Thompson. Thompson ...
In response to the 2024 Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass v.Johnson, which would allow cities to ban homeless individuals from sleeping outdoors, McLean said that she does not want to criminalize people for having financial hardships. [4]
Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. [7] The city is located on Interstate 5 , northwest of Medford , along the Rogue River . The population is 39,194 according to the 2020 census , making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon .