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WATERTOWN — The Northern Regional Center for Independent Living began a weeklong demonstration Monday morning against the criminalization of homelessness, which divided the Supreme Court Monday as it reviewed a

A challenge to a small Oregon city’s law that imposes fines on homeless people for sleeping outdoors could have big implications for the Golden State.

A town in southwest Oregon made the case Monday, arguing the ordinances merely bar camping on public property by everyone, while others contended the laws make it a crime to be homeless.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.

Randall Weddle was intoxicated when he veered into oncoming traffic, striking four vehicles and killing two people.

The Eighth Amendment provides little, if any, protection for the homeless. But courts can help them by striking down exclusionary zoning, which is the major cause of housing shortages that lead to homelessness.

Dozens of demonstrators have gathered at the Supreme Court as the justices will consider whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and

David Pozen's 'The Constitution of the War on Drugs' recalls the controversy provoked by early anti-drug laws.

The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dove into the high-stakes case on homelessness that originated in Oregon’s Grants Pass with justices struggling to figure out where to draw the line on how far …