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![California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in the spin room following the CNN Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump at the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0726-gavin-newsom-400x300.jpg)
A Month After SCOTUS Decision, Newsom Issues Order Targeting Unhoused People
“From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly,” a public health researcher said.
![Unhoused Parisian family is caught in the rain.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-paris-displaced-400x300.jpg)
Paris Olympics Slammed for Mass Displacement, Militarization and Greenwashing
Protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities.
![Police enforce a sweep of a homeless encampment, throwing tents and other possessions of the homeless in a trash truck, on May 4, 2022, in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1395519145-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Ruling Sets Stage for Battle Over Camping Bans Against Unhoused People
More people become unhoused every day, and criminalization makes the problem worse. But cities have a choice.
![Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-housing-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Ruling on Homelessness May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
Criminalizing homelessness only enacts more barriers for survivors that often leave them with few viable options.
![A tent underneath a crab apple tree](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0521-tent-home-400x300.jpg)
Will Involuntary Homelessness Become a Crime?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could dramatically criminalize poverty and homelessness nationwide.
![People walk through public housing in NYC](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-14237415171-400x300.jpg)
HUD Targets Public Housing Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated People
For decades, tenants with criminal records have been restricted from accessing public housing. This may soon change.
![Police arrest a man as the city of Philadelphia begins a long anticipated clearing of the homeless encampment in Kensington on May 8, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2152171607-400x300.jpg)
Plan to Crack Down on Unhoused People Spells Disaster for Philadelphians
A new report reveals the city's plans to clear homeless encampments and jail vulnerable residents.
![Advocates with lived homelessness experience demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5004-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Ignores Housing Crisis in Hearing on Laws Criminalizing Unhoused People
As the court hearing took place, unhoused people and their allies rallied outside, demanding “housing, not handcuffs.”
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Philly’s Law-and-Order Policy Worsens Overdose Crisis and Hinders Harm Reduction
The crisis in the Kensington neighborhood is the result of enforced deprivation and neglect of the people by the state.
![Unhoused people line up to receive assistance](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0318-homeless-chicago-400x300.jpg)
Chicago Ballot Amendment Would Tax Real Estate Moguls to Fight Homelessness
Allowing real estate interests to shape public policy will not restore housing agency to the people of Chicago.