Authority: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (USA)

Date: 09/04/2018

Subject: The decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, according to which the Eighth Amendment bars the application of norms prohibiting homeless people to sleep outdoor, when there is no possibility to have access to alternative lodging

Parties: Robert Martin; Lawrence Lee Smith; Robert Anderson; Janet F. Bell; Pamela S. Hawkes; and Basil E. Humphrey v. City of Boise

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments

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