On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court sided with the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, allowing communities across America to ticket, fine and jail unhoused people for sleeping in public spaces–even if they have nowhere else to go. Click on the links below to read media coverage about this SCOTUS decision and its potential impacts:
Homeless people can be ticketed for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules | CNN Politics
Housing Ends Homelessness – Fines and Jail Time Won’t | US News Opinion
Supreme Court homeless decision, Sotomayor offers fiery dissent (usatoday.com)
Justice Sotomayor Blasts SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Homeless Rights | HuffPost Latest News
Supreme Court Criminalizes Homelessness in Dark Ruling (newsbreak.com)
The Supreme Court Comes for the Homeless | Washington Monthly
Read the Homeless Coalition’s statement HERE
Read local reactions HERE
Read advocacy organizations’ statements HERE
Find more media articles HERE