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[https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-responds-to-supreme-court-decision-that-cities-can-punish-people-for-being-homeless by City of Grants Pass v. Johnson 28/6/24 ACLU] | [https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-responds-to-supreme-court-decision-that-cities-can-punish-people-for-being-homeless by City of Grants Pass v. Johnson 28/6/24 ACLU] | ||
The court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and so Robinson v. California, which established that it is cruel and unusual to criminalize a person’s status, does not apply. The case, Grants Pass v. Johnson, originated from an Oregon city that passed ordinances barring people from sleeping outside in public using a blanket, pillow, or even a cardboard sheet to lie on. | The court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and so Robinson v. California, which established that it is cruel and unusual to criminalize a person’s status, does not apply. The case, Grants Pass v. Johnson, originated from an Oregon city that passed ordinances barring people from sleeping outside in public using a blanket, pillow, or even a cardboard sheet to lie on. | ||
=====U.S. homelessness up 12 percent to highest reported level as rents soar and pandemic aid lapses===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-homelessness-up-12-percent-to-highest-reported-level-as-rents-soar-and-pandemic-aid-lapses by Kevin Freking 15/12/23 PBS NEWS] | |||
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12 percent increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said Friday. | |||
