WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won’t stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent from the minority justices, was among a cluster of […]
Tracy Bennett, left, and a friend move her tent after police told her and others staying in a downtown San Diego homeless encampment to vacate for a cleaning. (Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline) In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, to uphold a law enacted by […]
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that affects communities hit hard by the homelessness crisis. It will allow local governments to enforce bans on people experiencing homelessness sleeping outside even if there is not enough shelter space. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The case stems from Grants Pass, Oregon where officials fined […]
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that affects communities hit hard by the homelessness crisis. It will allow local governments to enforce bans on people experiencing homelessness sleeping outside even if there is not enough shelter space. The case stems from Grants Pass, Oregon where officials fined people for camping and sleeping outside. […]
SEATTLE (AP) — A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will allow San Francisco to begin clearing homeless encampments that have plagued the city, the mayor said Friday as she applauded the ruling. The case is the most significant on the issue to come […]
The Supreme Court issued three more opinions on Friday, marking the first time the justices have weighed in on the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chief Justice John Roberts also announced that this coming Monday, July 1, will be the final day the court will issue opinions for this term — including […]
By Jonathan Allen and Liya Cui (Reuters) – Civil rights groups warned that Friday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of punishing people for sleeping outdoors would exacerbate homelessness, while some politicians welcomed the power to clear the tent encampments that are being seen increasingly across the country. The court’s six-strong conservative […]
The Supreme Court issued three more opinions on Friday, marking the first time the justices have weighed in on the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chief Justice Roberts also announced that this coming Monday, July 1, will be the final day the court will issue opinions for this term — including the […]
Laws prohibiting public sleeping do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment of the homeless community, the Supreme Court said Friday in a 6-3 decision. Justices in the majority ruled that cities can pass generally applicable laws addressing homelessness without violating the Eighth Amendment. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent, which was joined by the […]
FALL RIVER — The city’s new director of Veterans’ Services, Talos “Doc” Farris, knows firsthand how the horrors of battle can affect servicemembers mentally and physically. Farris knows, because after serving 15 years as a Navy hospital corpsman — on the battlefield for a good portion of his service with the Marine Corps in Iraq […]
The number of homeless people on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard has increased since last year to its highest figure in 10 years, according to the annual point-in-time count released in early June. In total, the number of homeless increased to 568 people, 141 more than last year. Within that total of 568, the […]
Funding for municipalities to combat homelessness will continue in the budget agreement between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators, money that cities and counties had hoped would be part of a final deal — and that had been a sticking point between the governor and lawmakers as they worked to address California’s estimated $45 billion […]