Supreme Court Ruling In City Of Grants Pass v. Johnson

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court of the Uniteds States (SCOTUS) published this ruling in the case of City Of Grants Pass v. Johnson. In the ruling, SCOTUS found that jurisdiction enforcement of laws that restrict homeless individuals from sleeping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment,” and such enforcement is therefore not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment (which protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments . . .