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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 .
Grants Pass says that the ruling in Martin v City of Boise lacks “constitutional foundation” and allows courts to regulate homelessness rather than local governments. They argue that it is ...
The Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling overturns precedent set by the Martin v. Boise case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which decides cases from several Western states ...
OPINION: The Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling is just further proof of how much this country hates poor people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the ...
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]
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Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, voted unanimously to adopt a new camping resolution to help address homelessness.
The letter also called on the provincial government to intervene in legal cases to apply the 2024 Supreme Court of the United States case City of Grants Pass v Johnson to prevent from ruling on municipal policies affecting homeless people, to strengthen involuntary commitment and involuntary treatment schemes, expanding drug diversion courts ...