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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 .
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 ...
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 ...
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 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."
However, in June 2024, the Supreme Court in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, ruled that the Ninth Circuit had decided the case wrongly, and that "enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute 'cruel and unusual punishment' prohibited by the Eighth Amendment." [64]
On Monday, the Lakewood City Council passed an ordinance to prohibit public camping, mirroring the language of the Grants Pass v. Johnson decision. The ordinance gives Lakewood police officers 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]