On This Date: April 1, 2019 #OnThisDate in 2019, the September 2018 ruling in Martin v. City of Boise was upheld by the full panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Decision: The City of Boise appeale…

#OnThisDate in 2019, the Sep. 2018 ruling in #MartinVBoise was upheld by the full panel of the US CtApp's #9thCircuit, keeping brakes on #CriminalizationOfHomelessness in Western states. It was overturned by the #SCOTUS in #GrantsPassVJohnson in 2024.
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Aurora lawmakers vote 6-4 to formalize 72-hour-notice for homeless camp removals - Sentinel Colorado “What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point.”

ICYMI - 'What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point'

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#AuroraCO #Homelessness #GrantsPassVJohnson

Aurora lawmakers vote 6-4 to formalize 72-hour-notice for homeless camp removals - Sentinel Colorado “What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point.”

ICYMI - 'What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point'

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#AuroraCO #Homelessness #GrantsPassVJohnson

Aurora lawmakers vote 6-4 to formalize 72-hour-notice for homeless camp removals - Sentinel Colorado “What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point.”

'What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point'

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#AuroraCO #Homelessness #GrantsPassVJohnson

Aurora lawmakers vote 6-4 to formalize 72-hour-notice for homeless camp removals - Sentinel Colorado “What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point.”

'What it proves, when we are laying everything on the line about these 72 hours, is that to oppose the 72 hours shows that the cruelty was always the point'

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#AuroraCO #Homelessness #GrantsPassVJohnson

On This Date: January 12, 2024 #OnThisDate in 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a writ of certiorari in Grants Pass v. Johnson, that is, agreed to hear the case. This act made a crack in the Eighth Amendment pr…

#OnThisDate in 2024, the #SCOTUS issued a writ of #certiorari in #GrantsPassVJohnson, that is, agreed to hear the case.
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Take Action: New HUD Continuum of Care Funding Restrictions Will Increase Homelessness The National Health Care for the Homeless Council strongly opposes the new funding restrictions outlined in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Car...

Take action with our @nhchc.bsky.social friends: bit.ly/HUDActionAlert

#HousingJustice #HousingIsAHumanRight #EndHouselessness #EndHomelessness #EndPoverty #HarmReductionSavesLives #HousingNow #AffordableHousing #StopTheSweeps #GrantsPassVJohnson #HousingNotHandcuffs

More Harms of Homeless Encampment Sweeps (Rev. 4/17.) My post titled “The Harms of Homeless Encampment Sweeps” has been seen by many eyes. Two years later, it continues to be my most popular. Since its publication, there have …

"The #HarmsOfEncampmentSweeps" is still my most popular post. There have been many more encampment sweeps, harms, local ordinances, and more #CriminalizationOfHomelessness. In Jan.'24, #SCOTUS took up #GrantsPassVJohnson. This post lists further harms.
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Why it matters: The #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling from #SCOTUS and H.B. 1365 in #Florida enable local governments to punish people for their inability to afford permanent housing. (2/3)

Me too. Though it's becoming more and more fashionable not to be, as even the #SCOTUS demonstrates in decisions like #GrantsPassVJohnson.
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#OnThisDate in 2024, #SCOTUS decided #GrantsPassVJohnson, holding that the prohibition of camping under penalty of fines and short jail terms does not constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" under the #EighthAmendment, overturning #MartinVBoise.
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🧵 (1/3) On 6/28/24, #SCOTUS handed down one of its most shameful rulings of the Roberts era in #GrantsPassvJohnson. It cleared the way for governments to punish people experiencing homelessness and poverty. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

These are predictable outcomes when officials choose to criminalize poverty after the ruling in #GrantsPassvJohnson by SCOTUS and the subsequent passage of H.B. 1365.

@fji-law.bsky.social urges leaders to address the underlying causes of homelessness instead of exacerbating it. (via @wctv.tv) [2/2]

🧵 (1/2) When #SCOTUS ruled in #GrantsPassvJohnson, it enabled governments to punish unhoused people. Predictably, #Florida subsequently passed H.B. 1365.

🧵 (1/3) Around this time last year, I went to SCOTUS for the #GrantsPassvJohnson oral arguments. One of my favorite stops whenever I'm in DC is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibits are both breathtaking and sobering.

Amidst a nationwide day of action to demand affordable housing, advocacy organizations urgelocal governments to avoid criminalizing homelessness in response to HB 1365 — Southern Legal Counsel As local governments grapple with enforcement of a new state law banning people from sleeping in public spaces, several advocacy groups have launched a campaign to urge Florida cities and countie...

On the 1st anniversary of the #GrantsPassvJohnson oral arguments at SCOTUS, @fji-law.bsky.social joined @southernlegal.bsky.social, @splcenter.org, + NHLC to urge municipalities not to criminalize those experiencing homelessness.

FJI will continue empowering vulnerable populations across #Florida.

Last year's #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling by #SCOTUS & H.B. 1365 from the #Florida legislature permitted local governments to criminalize those unable to afford the basics. But, they don't have to. (h/t @prisonpolicy.org)

Unhoused residents are routinely subject to disrespect/disenfranchisement/dehumanization. The #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling by SCOTUS and H.B. 1365 from the Florida legislature enabled criminalization of unhoused people.

So, it's no wonder when those sworn to serve and protect engage in such behavior.

Our unhoused neighbors are routinely subject to disrespect, disenfranchisement, and dehumanization daily. The #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling by SCOTUS and H.B. 1365 from the Florida legislature enabled governments to criminalize people without means. (h/t @jaxtoday.org)

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Rankin, Sara, and Riley, Laura, (2025). "The Unavoidable Consequences of Homelessness." SSRN. Posted: 26 Feb 2025. Forthcoming in Utah Law Rev. ssrn.com/abstract=515.... @profsararankin.bsky.social @lcriley.bsky.social #HomelessnessBibliography #GrantsPassVJohnson

‘Look, There’s Nowhere Else to Go’: Inside California’s Crackdown on Homeless Camps | KQED CalMatters spent four months interviewing experts, requesting data and making a dozen visits to encampments in San Francisco and Fresno to document enforcement efforts and follow the unhoused people d...

Here are real stories from @kqednews.kqed.org about how the #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling by SCOTUS affects directly-impacted people months later.

When Kicked Out was first published back in 2010 around 40% of unhoused youth openly identified as LGBTQ+.

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#SassafrasPatterdale #leathercommunity #KickedOutAnthology #HomelessYouth #GrantsPassvJohnson #fascism #DirectAction #Vetting #SafetyPlan #mutualaid

Kicked Out: Queer Youth w/ Sassafras Patterdale In this episode we talk with Sassafras about their first book, Kicked Out, an anthology written by & about the experiences of unhoused queer youth. What does this Admin have in store for homeless youth? How do they navigate the dangers of being unhoused?

Kicked Out: Queer Youth w/ Sassafras Patterdale

How do youth navigate the dangers of being unhoused today?

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#SassafrasPatterdale #leathercommunity #KickedOutAnthology #HomelessYouth #GrantsPassvJohnson #fascism #DirectAction #Vetting #SafetyPlan #mutualaid

When SCOTUS permitted governments to criminalize unhoused populations under #GrantsPassvJohnson, it had national implications. Florida's always opportunistic legislature predictably took those cues with H.B. 1365. Unfortunately, state/local governments continue to ramp up criminalization tactics.

The new Mayor and City Council of Grants Pass is continuing to further criminalize homelessness. They refuse to listen during businesses hours, so folks have to catch them off the clock.

#grantspass #grantspassoregon #grantspassvjohnson #homeless #Oregon #southernoregon

Last summer, the Supreme Court of the United States permitted governments to penalize unhoused populations even when no safe alternative exists under its #GrantsPassvJohnson ruling. The always opportunistic Florida Legislature subsequently enacted H.B. 1365 which made it illegal to sleep in public.

Escalation by the State w/ Annie Powers

When the State aggressively escalates violence and restricts rights.

#SCOTUS #GrantsPassvJohnson #LosAngelesTenantsUnion #UniondeVecinos #NationalUnionoftheHomeless #homelesssweeps #privateprisons #KSQD #Talkofthebay #Momentoftruth #escalationofforce

Criminalization of Poverty w/ Annie Powers

The greatest signs that suffering is about to increase are changes in state and federal policies.

#SCOTUS #GrantsPassvJohnson #LosAngelesTenantsUnion #NationalUnionoftheHomeless #homelesssweeps #KSQD #Talkofthebay #Momentoftruth #criminalizationofpoverty

A Bipartisan Consensus w/ Annie Powers

#SCOTUS #GrantsPassvJohnson #LosAngelesTenantsUnion #UniondeVecinos #NationalUnionoftheHomeless #Homelessness #HouselessResources #homelesssweeps #bipartisanconsensus #privateprisons #KSQD #Talkofthebay #MomentoftruthwithAmiChenMills #Momentoftruth

• Represented the organization at The Supreme Court of the United States during #GrantsPassvJohnson oral arguments;