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IJT – June 2019

2021-12-17T06:16:18-05:00

June 2019 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Earlier this month, at our annual National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, participants from around the country came together to share ideas, strategies, and inspiration to move forward our work for Housing Not Handcuffs. It was an amazing group of people. Participants included homeless and formerly homeless people whose lives have been directly affected by both criminalization and the lack of housing; police officers who stand with us in support of housing not handcuffs; lawyers and [...]

IJT – June 20192021-12-17T06:16:18-05:00

IJT – June 2021

2021-09-02T08:40:38-04:00

June, 2021 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— This weekend marks Juneteenth, commemoration of the day–two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation–enslaved persons in Galveston, Texas were informed of its existence. Our country's legacy of racism continues to this day. Homelessness and the carceral system disproportionately affect Black and Brown persons and are systems of ongoing racial oppression. We are grateful for the work of our peer organizations, such as Denver Homeless Out Loud, which use their platforms to highlight the deep connection between the issue of homelessness and all forms of [...]

IJT – June 20212021-09-02T08:40:38-04:00

2017 Releases

2025-03-05T12:27:13-05:00

2017 Press Releases Washington, D.C., December 20, 2017 – The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released a new report, Tent City USA: The Growth of America's Homeless Encampments and How Communities are Responding, reviewing the rapid growth of homeless people living in tents across the United States over the pasts decade, as measured by documentation in media reports. Washington, D.C., December 6, 2017 – In response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) release of its 2017 point-in-time (PIT) count of the homeless population in the United States, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (the [...]

2017 Releases2025-03-05T12:27:13-05:00

2020 Releases

2025-03-05T12:28:43-05:00

2020 Press Releases Washington, DC, December 16, 2019 – This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by the city of Boise to review the case Martin v. Boise (formerly Bell v. Boise). This leaves in place earlier rulings by the 9th Circuit that homeless persons cannot be punished for sleeping outside on public property in the absence of adequate alternatives. People experiencing unsheltered homelessness—at least in the 9th Circuit—can sleep more safely without facing criminal punishment for simply trying to survive on the streets. National Homelessness and Housing Organizations Respond to USICH Report 10 national organizations, [...]

2020 Releases2025-03-05T12:28:43-05:00

IJT – August 2020

2020-12-17T10:07:42-05:00

August, 2020  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— You may have already seen two pieces of momentous and exciting news about the Law Center. First, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is becoming the National Homelessness Law Center, effective immediately. And, after 31 years at the helm, I will be stepping down as Executive Director at the end of this year. The name change is easy. We are simplifying and streamlining our name, but our mission remains the same: to use the power of the law [...]

IJT – August 20202020-12-17T10:07:42-05:00

IJT – January 2021

2021-01-19T16:55:47-05:00

January, 2021  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Here in the Nation’s Capital, I feel both fear and hope as we enter the new year. The siege on the Capitol brought into sharp relief the racism and hate that drive so many of the challenges we face—as a country and in our work at the Law Center. The failure of police response, especially compared to the overwhelming law enforcement presence at racial justice protests, made crystal clear the bigotry built into debates over “public safety.” And the [...]

IJT – January 20212021-01-19T16:55:47-05:00

HALT

2026-02-03T12:47:28-05:00

Homelessness Action Legal Team What is HALT? The Homelessness Action Legal Team (HALT) is a national legal community serving and protecting the unhoused community and those at risk of becoming unhoused. HALT members serve as core support for the National Homelessness Law Center to achieve our mission to fearlessly advance federal, state, and local policies to prevent and end homelessness while fiercely defending the rights of all unhoused persons. Through membership in HALT, the Law Center offers law firms and corporate legal departments many opportunities to leverage pro bono legal services. HALT members participate in the [...]

HALT2026-02-03T12:47:28-05:00

Court Cases

2023-07-12T14:33:57-04:00

Law Center Litigation 7.25.2022 | NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IN LAWSUIT AGAINST MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA SHERIFF This notice was authorized by a federal court and is not a solicitation from a lawyer. Have you ever been arrested or ticketed by the sheriff for panhandling in Montgomery, Alabama? If so, there is a lawsuit that might affect you. This notice explains your rights and the outcome of the lawsuit. What is this notice about? In 2019, three people in Montgomery filed a class action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Montgomery County, Alabama, the [...]

Court Cases2023-07-12T14:33:57-04:00

IJT – April 2019

2022-07-24T14:36:38-04:00

April 2019 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Earlier this month, the Law Center and our partners won another big victory in our fight against the criminalization of homelessness. The federal court of appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected an effort to review our earlier outcome in Martin v. Boise, meaning that our landmark victory stands. This victory has the potential to transform local government responses to visible homelessness in cities across the country—if we mobilize to capitalize on it. The court ruling tells cities in [...]

IJT – April 20192022-07-24T14:36:38-04:00

2015 Releases

2025-03-05T12:26:09-05:00

20135Press Releases Washington, D.C. - On December 10, 2015 the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty issued its annual report card on the human right to housing in the U.S., praising the progress if the federal government in addressing the criminalization of homelessness, but condemning its ongoing failure to stem the tide of homelessness by ensuring adequate, affordable housing in available to all. Washington, D.C. - On December 9, 2015 the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, published a newsletter encouraging law enforcement to promote alternatives to the criminalization of homelessness. The newsletter, which [...]

2015 Releases2025-03-05T12:26:09-05:00
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