A group of San Francisco attorneys, civil-rights advocates and organizations are weighing in on a U.S. Supreme Court case that could have ramifications for The City’s homelessness response.
A group of San Francisco attorneys, civil-rights advocates and organizations are weighing in on a U.S. Supreme Court case that could have ramifications for The City’s homelessness response. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area filed a brief Tuesday in City of Grants Pass v.
Johnson, arguing on behalf of former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, current Public Defender Mano Raju and others that the high court should affirm a 2022 lower-court ruling that the small Oregon city violated Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment when it penalized people for sleeping outside without offering alternative forms of shelter or housing
San Francisco Attorneys Civil-Rights Supreme Court Homelessness Response Brief Eighth Amendment Cruel And Unusual Punishment Shelter Housing
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Francisco Giants vs San Diego PadresPadres (Cease 1-0, 2.16) will need to slow down Chapman (3-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI in last game) as they host Giants (Hicks 0-0, 4.91)
Read more »
Padres, Giants fans’ heated altercation turns physical during San Francisco’s win over San DiegoA heated argument involving three fans during Friday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres turned physical when a woman slapped another fan.
Read more »
UCSF law school takes San Francisco back to court over tents, drugsThe university first sued San Francisco in 2020 and reached a settlement requiring the city to address squalid conditions and illegal activity around its campus. The school now says the city isn’t …
Read more »
Supreme Court hears case of San Antonio woman who alleges arrest was politically motivatedThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving a former Castle Hills councilwoman who alleges she was arrested in retaliation for speaking out against the San Antonio suburb's city manager.
Read more »
Supreme Court considers criminal intent in arguments in San Diego 'blind mule' drug courier caseDecision could bar witnesses from testifying that unwitting drug couriers are rare; defense attorneys say blind mule cases more common than government will admit
Read more »
Photos: California's Coastline Under Siege by Atmospheric RiverHeavy winds and rain battered cities from San Francisco to San Diego.
Read more »