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The case started when a group of people experiencing homelessness in Grants Pass sued the city for criminalizing the act of sleeping outside with a blanket or tarp.
In oral arguments, the justices seemed highly reluctant to entangle themselves in a matter that many believe subject the neediest Americans to cruel and unusual punishment.
Liberal and conservative justices on the Supreme Court appeared to be split Monday on a major case dealing with homelessness—and with a conservative majority on the court,...
Joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A majority of Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared sympathetic to an Oregon city making it a crime for anyone without a permanent residence to sleep outside in an effort to crack down on homeless encampments across public properties.The case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, carries enormous stakes nationwide as communities confront a growing tide of unhoused residents and increasingly turn to punitive measures to try to incentivize people to take advantage of social services and other shelter options."These generally applicable laws prohib...
Columbia law professor David Pozen recalls the controversy provoked by early anti-drug laws and the hope inspired by subsequent legal assaults on prohibition.