SEATTLE, June 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Institute praised the
Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson that city ordinances
against public camping do not constitute "cruel and unusual
punishment" under the Eighth Amendment.
The Supreme Court's ruling on Grants Pass v
Johnson is a great first step in giving authority back to local
governments.
The Court's decision is a win not only for the small
Oregon city of Grants Pass, but also for dozens of Western
localities that had been hamstrung by the Ninth Circuit as they
grapple with record high rates of homelessness, according to
Discovery Institute.
"The Supreme Court's reversal of the Ninth Circuit's opinion in
the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is a great first step in giving
authority back to local governments to address the homelessness
crisis," said Robert Marbut, former
Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
"If this opinion is combined with proposed legislation such as Rep.
Andy Barr's (KY-6th) Housing PLUS
Act, we can start to significantly reduce homelessness."
Discovery Institute contends that cities and states need the
freedom to address the root causes of homelessness like addiction
and mental illness so that they might support organizations that
are successfully and cost-effectively housing people.
For more information on real solutions to our national
homelessness crisis, read our report prepared for Congress:
How-Congress-Can-Reform-Governments-Misguided-Homelessness-Policies-20221011.pdf
(discovery.org)
Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness initiative focuses on the
root causes of homelessness and recommends public policies that
address those causes, not just surface needs. Discovery Institute
is a non-profit educational and research organization whose mission
is to advance a culture of purpose, creativity, and innovation with
programs in areas such as economics, education, technology,
bioethics, and artificial intelligence.
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