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Get more case briefs explained with Quimbee. Quimbee has over 42,700 case briefs (and counting) keyed to 988 casebooks ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson - United States Supreme Court 144 S. Ct. 2202 (2024) The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. Imagine a law itself is cruel, and people are punished in an ordinary manner under the cruel law. Does the Eighth Amendment invalidate that law? The Supreme Court explored this question in City of Grants Pass, Oregon versus Johnson. The city of Grants Pass, Oregon had three laws prohibiting sleeping or camping, including overnight parking on city property. Direct penalties for violating these laws included civil fines and civil orders excluding violators from city parks. In addition, if someone violated a civil order excluding them from city parks, the person could face criminal trespass charges punishable by prison time and criminal fines. The city used these laws and other tools to address homelessness in the area. Gloria Johnson and John Logan lived in Grants Pass and were homeless. The city hadn't enforced the anti camping laws against Johnson and Logan. However, Johnson and Logan typically slept in their vehicles and were at risk of enforcement. Johnson and Logan sued the city in district court, alleging that the anti camping laws violated the eighth amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The claim relied heavily on Martin versus Boise, a ninth circuit decision holding that if a person was involuntarily homeless, it was cruel and unusual to punish that person for camping on public property. Applying Martin, the district court certified a class of involuntarily homeless people and enjoined the city from enforcing its anti camping laws against the class. A divided ninth circuit panel affirmed most of the order. The ninth circuit declined to rehear the matter en banc. The United States Supreme Court granted cert. Want more details on this case? Get the rule of law, issues, holding, and reasonings, and more case facts here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/city-of... The Quimbee App features over 42,700 case briefs keyed to 988 casebooks. Try it free for 7 days! ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Have Questions about this Case? Submit your questions and get answers from a real attorney here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/city-of... Did we just become best friends? Stay connected to Quimbee here: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ► https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Quimbee Case Brief App ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Facebook ►   / quimbeedotcom   Twitter ►   / quimbeedotcom   #casebriefs #lawcases #casesummaries