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19 12, 2024

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.

2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00

December 19, 2024 Shocking bodycam footage shows police giving a woman in active childbirth a citation for being homeless. Louisville, Kentucky - Today, shocking and shameful body camera footage was released showing a Louisville Metro Police officer issuing a citation to a homeless woman who was in active labor. In the video, the woman explains that she was sleeping outside because her RV was impounded. Despite her pleas for help, the police officer did not believe that the woman was in labor. Later that day, the woman gave birth to a healthy child in a local hospital. This footage, obtained [...]

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00
30 10, 2024

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps

2024-11-14T11:27:55-05:00

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps NEW YORK, NEW YORK – (October 30th, 2024) Yesterday, six homeless New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the City of New York and the Adams administration to end the City’s inhumane and unlawful homeless sweeps. The lawsuit alleges that both the City’s sweeps policy and the practices that follow are unconstitutional and violate individuals' civil rights. The plaintiffs are represented by the Urban Justice Center – Safety Net Project (UJC-SNP), the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), and Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP.   New York City conducts more [...]

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps2024-11-14T11:27:55-05:00
28 06, 2024

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness

2024-08-26T13:33:24-04:00

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness WASHINGTON, D.C. – (June 28th, 2024) In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment, even when they have no choice to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows.  Arresting or fining people for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, and cruel. This inhumane ruling, which goes against the values of nearly three-quarters of Americans, will make homelessness worse in Grants Pass and nationwide. [...]

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness2024-08-26T13:33:24-04:00
17 05, 2024

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing

2024-05-17T15:05:03-04:00

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing  Statement issued on behalf of The National Homelessness Law Center, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Disability Rights & Education Defense Fund, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Housing Justice Collective, Southern Poverty Law Center, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The National Coalition for the Homeless, The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, The National Low Income Housing Coalition, True Colors United WASHINGTON, D.C. – (May 17th, 2024) Yesterday, The Biden administration, in coordination with DC [...]

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing2024-05-17T15:05:03-04:00
14 05, 2024

STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy

2024-05-14T14:28:18-04:00

STATEMENT: Biden Administration's Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy Statement issued on behalf of The National Homelessness Law Center, A Way Home America, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Disability Rights & Education Defense Fund, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Housing Justice Collective, Southern Poverty Law Center, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The National Coalition for the Homeless, The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, True Colors United, Youth Collaboratory WASHINGTON, D.C. – (May 14th, 2024) Starting on Wednesday, May 15th, The Biden administration, through the National [...]

STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy2024-05-14T14:28:18-04:00
14 02, 2024

Housing Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills

2024-02-14T15:17:29-05:00

Good afternoon Housing Not Handcuffs supporters,  Right now, the Supreme Court, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona are all debating if they can punish their way out of homelessness. Things like jail cells and tickets make homelessness worse, but sadly, too many people still think punishing people for being poor will end poverty. As the movement to arrest and ticket people sleeping outside grows, we need your help to shift conversations and policies away from harm, and towards the housing and services that actually end homelessness.  See below for state-level updates and ways to get involved [...]

Housing Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills2024-02-14T15:17:29-05:00
12 01, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years

2024-01-12T16:11:59-05:00

PRESS RELEASE National Homelessness Law Center www.homelesslaw.org Contact Information Jesse Rabinowitz 757-619-8957 jrabinowitz@homelesslaw.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 12, 2023 PRESS RELEASE: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years [Washington, DC] - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that they would hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass. This sets the stage for the most significant Supreme Court case about the rights of homeless people in decades. At its core, this case will decide whether cities are allowed to punish people for things [...]

PRESS RELEASE: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years2024-01-12T16:11:59-05:00
12 01, 2024

STATEMENT: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years

2024-01-12T15:01:17-05:00

STATEMENT: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years WASHINGTON, D.C. – (January 12th, 2024) Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that they would hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass. This sets the stage for the most significant Supreme Court case about the rights of homeless people in decades. At its core, this case will decide whether cities are allowed to punish people for things like sleeping outside with a pillow or blanket, even when there are no safe shelter options.   The [...]

STATEMENT: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years2024-01-12T15:01:17-05:00
5 10, 2023

U.S. Receives Failing Grades on Human Right to Housing Report Card

2024-04-03T17:16:25-04:00

U.S. Receives Failing Grades on Human Right to Housing Report Card Limited Progress During Pandemic Offset By Inactions Since WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 5th, 2023, the National Homelessness Law Center (Law Center), in partnership with the University of Miami Law School Human Rights Clinic, issued the Human Right to Housing Report Card 2023. The report card condemns the U.S.government's ongoing failure to stem the tide of homelessness by neglecting its responsibility to ensure adequate, affordable housing is available to all. The U.S. receives a failing grade in “affordability” and still has much room for [...]

U.S. Receives Failing Grades on Human Right to Housing Report Card2024-04-03T17:16:25-04:00
23 08, 2023

Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues

2024-04-03T17:16:17-04:00

Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues Forest Service Police Injured Disabled Family Members Washington, D.C. | August 23, 2023 - The National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) calls on the Biden-Harris administration to stop using federal police to respond to homelessness. In May of this year, undercover U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management police officers violently arrested Judy, Timber, and Brooks Roberts for living in a camper in the Payette National Forest north of Boise, Idaho. They were forced to live in the park after [...]

Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues2024-04-03T17:16:17-04:00
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