At its core, this case is about cruelty toward unhoused people who have no place to sleep. It will decide
whether 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.
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:
ABOUT THE CASE Johnson v. Grants Pass 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.
As temperatures drop and homelessness
increases, we need your help to protect the rights and lives of unhoused people.
