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This week, the justices will hear the biggest case on homelessness in decades.

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in an Eighth Amendment case, City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. One thing I will be watching for is…

The Supreme Court will determining whether the Eighth Amendment’s protection against "cruel and unusual punishment" protects homeless populations.

When Helen Cruz pitched her tent in a city park a few years ago and made it her home, she chose the location for one reason: She wanted to be close to the houses she cleans for a living but could never afford for herself.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case, Grants Pass v. Johnson, that asks if it’s cruel and unusual to punish people for being homeless.

All eyes in Washington D.C. on Monday as the Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments and soon issue a decision regarding homelessness encampment bans that went into effect across the country – including here in our area.

Lower court decisions granting homeless people protections against cruel and unusual punishment could be reversed in a case brought by Grants Pass, Oregon.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Inside a warming shelter, Laura Gutowski detailed how her life had changed since she became homeless 2 1/2 years ago in Grants Pass, a former timber hub in the foothills of southern Oregon. Her husband’s death left her without steady income. She lived in a sedan and then in a tent, in sight of the elementary school where her son was once a student. She constantly scrambled to move her belongings to avoid racking up more fines from the police. “I never exp...

Lower court decisions granting homeless people protections against cruel and unusual punishment could be reversed in a case brought by Grants Pass, Oregon.

As the nation's homeless crisis deepens, the Supreme Court prepares to weigh a historic homelessness case