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Ayana Explains It All - The SCOTUS Drops the Gavel on the Homeless

It's that time again! Time to dissect another of the US Supreme Court's strict constitutionalist rants, aka a court opinion, Grant's Pass, Oregon v Johnson, a decision that allows municipalities to criminalize homelessness. Or does it? What are the implications for the US homeless population? What are the solutions? And what shoes will your mayor wear to kick people off the streets? As the song goes, "this is ourselves under pressure."

Sources used in the making of this episode:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-175_19m2.pdf
https://developmentalpolitics.org/platform-of-policy-recommendations/homelessness-in-the-u-s/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkJm0BhBxEiwAwT1AXHF4TrYg0J8XwOwRutykfSyv0M2ndGwBz8eUs7N7vIo3ZNL0OFMwexoC5KUQAvD_BwE
https://abcnews.go.com/US/minneapolis-hennepin-county-ending-chronic-homelessness/story?id=108307472
https://www.shakerheightsoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/656/New-Garage-PDF#:~:text=Two%20parking%20spaces%20are%20required,a%20parking%20pad%20are%20required.
https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-to-scrap-parking-requirements-near-frequent-public-transit-stops/
https://www.neoch.org/cleveland-homeless-blog/2024/5/24/taking-urgent-action-to-support-ohio-housing-trust-fund-budget-cuts-in-sb-94
https://www.clevelandohio.gov/sites/clevelandohio/files/rfp/2024/rehousing/A%20Home%20for%20Every%20Neighbor%20RFP_FINAL.pdf
https://avivomn.org/avivovillage/avivo-village-faq/
https://www.myavista.com/connect/articles/2022/04/housing-the-homeless-in-grants-pass-oregon
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/02/23/cleveland-homeless-initiative-bibb

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