City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson

Firm: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Issue Area: Civil Rights

Case summary

Gibson Dunn represented the City of Grants Pass in a Supreme Court case allowing for criminal punishments, including fines and jail times, for unhoused people. Their advocacy overturned previous court cases which had ruled that it was cruel and unusual punishment to criminalize an involuntary status, such as homelessness.

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