Read national organizations’ statements about SCOTUS ruling

Advocacy organizations are speaking out about the Supreme Court’s ruling that allows communities nationwide to ticket, fine and/or jail unhoused people for sleeping in public places — even when they have nowhere else to go. Use the links below to read their statements:

NAEH video statement on Facebook

NLIHC Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson | National Low Income Housing Coalition

ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless | American Civil Liberties Union

National Homelessness Law Center video — Mass Organizing Call: Where We Go From Here

 

Read the Homeless Coalition’s statement HERE

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