The Supreme Court is about to hear a case on whether the homeless have the right to camp in public places. “People are dying on the streets,” says Theane Evangelis, attorney for the Oregon town bringing the case,
As the nation’s homelessness crisis deepens, the Supreme Court on Monday will weigh a case that has captured the attention of state officials with some of the largest homeless populations. Originating from the modest city of Grant Pass,
California has created many programs to battle the scourge of homelessness, but a new audit says the agency created to coordinate those programs has failed to do its job.
With Oregon homelessness case headed to Supreme Court, spotlight falls on Portland lawyer, unhoused people in Grants Pass —Federal government now wants to weigh in during Supreme Court arguments on Gr
WASHINGTON >> The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether local governments that try to fine or arrest unhoused people for camping in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go is cruel or unusual.
In a case that could have far-reaching impact, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether the city of Grants Pass, Oregon can punish homeless people for camping in public spaces.
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Monday in a case that one legal expert has called the “most important Supreme Court case about homelessness in at least 40 years.” The issue before the cou
Since the end of pandemic-era financial support, homelessness has been on the rise in nearly every demographic group across the United States. Nearly one third of people suffering from housing insecurity are adults and children in families,
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the most consequential case in decades concerning the rights of people experiencing homelessness. In Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Supreme Court will decide whether it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment to fine,
Helen Cruz racked up more than $2,000 in fines for sleeping in Grants Pass parks when she was homeless for about six years but now lives at a church feeding others who live on the southern Oregon city’s streets.
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A California appeals court ruled that punishing people for sleeping outside is cruel and unusual punishment. The Supreme Court will consider the case next week.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of h. It also could significantly worsen the nation'
The Supreme Court is poised to hear its most important case ever on the homelessness crisis, and to decide whether cities in California and the West may enforce laws against camping on sidewalks or other public property.
Progressives say the 9th Circuit’s recent decision regarding homelessness simply prevents criminalizing the “underlying status” of being homeless. This, they say, results from racism, low wages
Homelessness experts? How about President Joe Biden’s administration? Good questions! The good news is we can actually answer that. Many people and organizations have filed amicus briefs to the Supreme Court for the case,
Handcuffs won't fix the homeless problem, say advocates like Jennifer Friedenbach. "There has never been a situation where a ticket led somebody off the streets," says Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco.
This letter is a call to action to the citizens of Maine to come together and rally at 11 a.m. Monday. We will be meeting at Monument Square in Portland and marching to City Hall, where we’ll be holding a rally in conjunction and solidarity with the National Coalition for the Homeless.