National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness
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 [...]
Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing
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 [...]
STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy
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 [...]
Housing Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: SCOTUS takes up Johnson v. Grants Pass, most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years
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 [...]
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