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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 .
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.
In California, the largest state with the highest number of homeless people, aggressive moves to sweep major cities have followed the Grants Pass ruling. [16] On July 25, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom released an executive order directing "state agencies to move urgently to address dangerous encampments."
The Supreme Court’s decision is expected in or before June. In 2013, the Grants Pass city council decided to impose $295 fines for using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes to sleep within the ...
Tacoma. In September 2023, the former Tacoma city attorney signed onto an Amicus Brief written to the Supreme Court regarding Grants Pass v. Johnson. The brief, written on behalf of the city ...
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