SCOTUS weighs Grants Pass' power to enforce homeless camping ordinance
by KOBI-TV NBC5
KOBI-TV NBC5— WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Monday is weighing the constitutionality of whether cities, specifically in the western United States can criminalize sleeping or camping in public places when a person has nowhere else to go. According to an NBC News report, the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will review an appeals […]
The Federalist—SCOTUS Deliberates Over Homeless Camps And A Fictional ‘Right To Housing’. There is nothing in the text or history of the cruel and unusual punishments clause that remotely grants anyone a right to public housing.
KOBI-TV NBC5—Grants Pass mayor weighs in on city's Supreme Court case. GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol spoke with NBC5 about the Supreme Court case Tuesday, centered on whether or not the city can criminalize sleeping in public spaces. Monday saw the first oral arguments in front of the country’s highest court, in a case that’s garnering nationwide attention. Mayor Sara Bristol said […]
www.kxl.com—Grants Pass Homeless Case Starts in U.S. Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In Grants Pass V. Johnson, a lawyer made opening arguments, saying, “In 35 suits