Abstract
In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether anti-camping ordinances—laws traditionally utilized to address homeless individuals taking up residence in public spaces—violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court’s ruling that such laws are, in fact, constitutional calls into question previous commitments to homelessness elimination and prevention made by the United States at the international level. This Article seeks to explore that question by providing an overview of the right to adequate housing and the state of homelessness in the United States, analyzing the Court’s decision, and arguing that Grants Pass is inconsistent with United States’ international obligations to its homeless population.
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Mast, Meredith
(2025)
"Gimme Shelter: The Right to Adequate Housing and Grants Pass v. Johnson,"
Immigration and Human Rights Law Review: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.uc.edu/ihrlr/vol6/iss1/1