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Supreme Court Upholds Homeless Ordinance Imposing Criminal Penalties

Constitutional Law Reporter

In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. Constitution. Facts of the Case Grants Pass, an Oregon city of approximately 38,000 people, has 600 residents who experience homelessness on a given day. Texas , 392 U.S.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Ninth Circuit declined to remand with instructions for dismissal of the underlying action and also declined to vacate any district court decisions.

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What to Expect in a Post-Roe World

JonathanTurley

The court has now declared that the future of abortion will rest with 330 million Americans rather than nine justices. As this matter returns to the states, it is striking to consider what has changed legally and socially in the past 50 years. Twenty-seven states have protections for abortion that are expected to continue.

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