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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 .
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 ...
“Grants Pass wants to make it illegal on every inch of property, 24 hours a day,” Johnson said. “The problem is if that’s allowed, many cities will simply try to run all of the homeless ...
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[12] The Supreme Court of the United States decision on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson case further enabled local governments to continue destroying the belongings of people experiencing homelessness. In response, a newsletter from the city's government stated, "The City appreciates more flexibility to enforce ordinances and will continue to ...
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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Did not participate in the decision: Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam. Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly.