Columbus, OH

Hawaii State

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a California appeals court ruling that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. The case is the most...

Supreme Court Allows Cities to Enforce Bans on Homeless People Sleeping Outside

Sacramento, CA

CBS Sacramento

SACRAMENTO -- From one capital city to another, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling handed down Friday would allow cities like Sacramento to implement civil punishments to eliminate homeless encampments.SCOTUS sided with an Oregon town that imposes civil punishments on homeless people for sleeping in public spaces. The decision found that the anti-camping rules are not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment's protections from cruel and unusual punishment.Cities in Californa's capital region reacted to the decision, each with a different response.In Roseville, the decision was applauded by city leaders who were part of a 13-city friend-of-the-court brief filed to the...

Sacramento region reacts to Supreme Court allowing camping bans targeting homeless

San Francisco, CA

The Independent

 A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will allow San Francisco to begin clearing homeless encampments that have plagued the city, the mayor said Friday as she applauded the ruling.The case is the most significant on the issue to come before the high court in decades and comes as cities across the country have wrestled with the politically complicated issue of how to deal with a rising number of people without a permanent place to live and public frustration over related health and safety issues. “We will continue...

Some cities facing homelessness crisis applaud Supreme Court decision, while others push back

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

After a landmark Supreme Court decision on homelessness, Mayor London Breed said Friday that the city will take a harder line on homeless encampments. The Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which determined that cities can enforce bans on public camping even if no alternative shelter is available, laid the groundwork for cities to enact stricter policies on homeless encampments. At a City Hall press conference, Breed told reporters that the city could issue citations and escalating penalties towards people who refuse shelter.

Breed won’t rule out arrests of homeless people after SCOTUS decision

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed with a small town in Oregon and determined that imposing a ban on homeless encampments does not violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment. The 6-3 decision divided on ideological lines represents the most significant case on homelessness before the nation's highest court in decades as cities across the country search for solutions to combat the problem of people sleeping on the streets. "Homelessness is complex. Its causes are many. So may be the public policy responses required to address it. At bottom, the question this case presents is whether the Eighth...

Minneapolis advocates express disappointment at Supreme Court's homelessness ruling

Grants Pass, OR

UPI News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday that enforcement of camping regulation laws against homeless people in Grants Pass, Ore., does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment banned by the Eighth Amendment.

Supreme Court: Punishing homeless for outdoor sleeping not unconstitutional

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Southside Matt

As stated by The Zebra in their History of U.S. Homeownership: how housing has changed since 1960, “The United States is in the midst of a housing crisis.” They report that 40 million renters are currently at risk of eviction. That equates to almost half of the renters in the U.S. in serious danger of losing their homes. While minority residents, primarily Black and LatinX, are disproportionately affected by this, the current economic situation has caused this to hit all races.

Homelessness being outlawed

Maine State

A demonstration against city sweeps of homeless encampments outside Portland City Hall on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of Samuel Crankshaw/ACLU of Maine) The ACLU of Maine is urging local communities not to punish unhoused people for trying to survive after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city’s ordinance that bans sleeping and camping on municipal property.

‘Open season on anyone with a tent’: Maine advocates react to Supreme Court homelessness ruling

In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled that the Sackler family cannot be shielded from future claims through Purdue’s bankruptcy. Since the case was first heard, victims of the opioid crisis and recovery advocates have been split on the desired outcome. Some wanted the bankruptcy deal to go through so that settlement money could start flowing and fund urgently needed addiction services. Others said it would be unacceptable to allow the Sacklers to evade responsibility for their actions.

Supreme Court Upends Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

Colorado State

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority this week overruled a 40-year-old legal precedent that required judges in most cases to yield to the expertise of federal agencies. It is unclear how the elimination of what’s known as the “Chevron deference” will affect the day-to-day business of the federal government, but the decision is already sending shockwaves through the policymaking community. Administrative experts say it will dramatically change the way key health agencies, such as the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, do business.

SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

102.5 The Bone

Homelessness advocates are condemning the Supreme Court's ruling that an Oregon city's ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to "cruel and unusual" punishment under the Eighth Amendment. In 2013, the Grants Pass city council attempted to ban anyone "from using a blanket, pillow or cardboard box for protection from the elements" while sleeping outside, threatening violators with citations and tickets. Lower courts initially found that this was "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment. The case, City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, has major implications for the rising population of unhoused Americans and the disciplinary actions they face in public spaces, advocates say. Across the country, homelessness has been on the rise since 2016.

'Inhumane': Homelessness advocates slam Supreme Court decision upholding ban on sleeping outside

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

USA TODAY

Criminalizing sleeping outside will only make the homeless crisis worse, advocates said.

Sleeping on public property can be a crime if you're homeless, Supreme Court says

Sleep is a biological necessity, 'not a crime,' Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a passionate dissent to a pivotal end-of-term decision on homelessness.

'Stay awake or be arrested': Sotomayor's passionate dissent in homeless encampments case

ABC News

The Supreme Court ruled an Oregon city's ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside doesn't amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment.

Supreme Court says city's homeless camping ban not 'cruel and unusual' punishment

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Supreme Court OKs Local Crackdowns on Homelessness, as Advocates Warn of Chaos

The U.S. Supreme Court’s watershed decision on homelessness Friday will make it easier for elected officials and law enforcement authorities nationwide to fine and arrest people...

Supreme Court OKs Local Crackdowns on Homelessness, as Advocates Warn of Chaos

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