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Dear Friend, 
 
Last Friday, the Supreme Court announced[[link removed]] that they would hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass[[link removed]]. This is the most significant Supreme Court case about homelessness in decades.  
 
At its core, this case is about cruelty toward unhoused people who have no place to sleep. It will decide whether[[link removed]] cities can punish people for things like sleeping outside with a pillow or blanket, even when there are no safe shelter options. Click here to read our statement and for more details[[link removed]].[[link removed]] 
 
HOW YOU CAN HELP 
The Law Center is committed to ensuring that the Supreme Court affirms the truth that all people, regardless of where they sleep, are covered under the Constitution’s protections against Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Since Friday, we have: 
Mobilized hundreds of coalition partners;  Coordinated “friend of the court” briefs; and Launched a national communications effort. 
 
 We need your help![[link removed]]  
 
 
ABOUT THE CASE 
Johnson v. Grants Pass[[link removed]] is a 2018 court case that determined it is cruel and unusual punishment to arrest or ticket people for sleeping outside when they have no other safe place to go. The case started in Grants Pass, Oregon when the city began issuing tickets for people sleeping on public property, even when there are no safe, accessible shelter beds. Click to learn more about Johnson v. Grants Pass[[link removed]].  
 
As temperatures drop and homelessness increases[[link removed]], we need your help to protect the rights and lives of unhoused people. 
 
Click here to support our work![[link removed]]
 
Thank you, 
 

Antonia Fasanelli, Executive Director
National Homelessness Law Center

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