ACLU of Massachusetts Responds to Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass Vs. Johnson
June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024:
The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. The Court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and . . .
The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. The Court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and . . .