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A small city's big impact on homelessness

by CIRIELLO M
Published in November 2024 - Page 37

In the midst of the growing homelessness crisis, cities are grappling with how to handle the growing number of people sleeping outdoors. Just this past summer, a recent United States Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson provided clarity to cities across America that bylaws simply banning camping on public property did not violate the constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

This decision gives cities and local governments

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