ACLU OF UTAH FILES AMICUS BRIEF URGING THE SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD EIGHTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS IN GRANTS PASS V. JOHNSON
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah issued the following news release on April 3, 2024:
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation (ACLU of Utah), ACLU, and affiliates in 17 states submitted a friend-of-the-court brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court in Grants Pass v. Johnson, arguing that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments does not allow cities to issue fines or arrest people for sleeping outside in public wh . . .
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation (ACLU of Utah), ACLU, and affiliates in 17 states submitted a friend-of-the-court brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court in Grants Pass v. Johnson, arguing that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments does not allow cities to issue fines or arrest people for sleeping outside in public wh . . .