John:

In April, the Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for Johnson v. the City of Grants Pass. Grants Pass, a city in Oregon of 48,000 people, began penalizing those who find refuge on public property due to a lack of safe, alternative shelters. Sign the petition urging the Supreme Court to end the criminalization of homelessness and to affirm the right to adequate shelter.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit had previously held that cities cannot fine, ticket, arrest, or otherwise punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping on public property when no shelter is available, which constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Labeling individuals grappling with housing instability as criminals is not only unjust but echoes discriminatory practices reminiscent of the Jim Crow era, seeking to remove the visibility of the impoverished from society.

Sign the petition to the Supreme Court: Affirm the right to adequate shelter!

Thank you,

The Team at Demand Justice

Demand Justice is leading the fight to #ExpandTheCourt. Now is the time to add four seats to the Supreme Court and confirm justices who will safeguard our democracy and our rights.