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City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-175 9th Cir. Apr 22, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 6-3 Gorsuch OT 2023

Holding: The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch on June 28, 2024. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Kagan and Jackson joined.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/22/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)
09/11/2023Brief amici curiae of Freddy Brown, et al. filed.
09/19/2023Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties filed.
09/19/2023Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
09/20/2023Waiver of right of respondent Gloria Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
09/20/2023Brief amicus curiae of District Attorney of Sacramento County filed.
09/20/2023Brief amici curiae of Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Ben Toma, et al. filed.
09/20/2023Brief amici curiae of California State Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed.
09/21/2023Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and California Business Properties Association filed.
09/21/2023Brief amicus curiae of Office of San Diego County District Attorney filed.
09/22/2023Brief amici curiae of League of Oregon Cities, et al. filed.
09/22/2023Brief amicus curiae of California Governor Gavin Newsom filed.
09/22/2023Brief amicus curiae of Brentwood Community Council filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, et al. filed
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amicus curiae of Venice Stakeholders Association filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of City of Phoenix, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amicus curiae of City of Los Angeles filed.
09/25/2023Brief amicus curiae of Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Ten California Cities and The County of Orange filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Bay Area Council, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
10/04/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
10/05/2023Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2023)
10/10/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2023 to December 6, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
10/12/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2023.
11/03/2023Brief amicus curiae of City of Chico filed.
12/06/2023Brief of respondents Gloria Johnson, et al. in opposition filed.
12/20/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
12/20/2023Reply of petitioner City of Grants Pass filed. (Distributed)
01/08/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
01/12/2024Petition GRANTED.
02/16/2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 22, 2024.
02/21/2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
02/26/2024Brief of petitioner City of Grants Pass filed.
02/26/2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
02/26/2024Amicus brief of County of Orange, California not accepted for filing. (March 4, 2024--Corrected verison to be submitted.)
02/26/2024Brief amicus curiae of County of Orange, California filed (March 8, 2024).
02/27/2024Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter W. Low and Joel S. Johnson supporting neither party filed.
02/29/2024Amicus brief of Venice Stakeholders Association not accepted for filing. (March 05, 2024--Corrected verison to be submitted.)
02/29/2024Brief amicus curiae of Venice Stakeholders Association filed (March 8, 2024).
02/29/2024Amicus brief of California State Sheriffs' Association, et al. not accepted for filing. (March 4, 2024--Corrected efiling to be submitted.)
02/29/2024Brief amici curiae of California State Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed (March 7, 2024).
03/01/2024Brief amici curiae of State of Idaho, Montana, and 22 Other States filed.
03/01/2024Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties, et al. filed.
03/01/2024Brief amicus curiae of District Attorney of San Diego County filed.
03/01/2024Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, et al. in support of neither party filed.
03/01/2024Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
03/01/2024Brief amicus curiae of District Attorney of Sacramento County filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Grants Pass Gospel Rescue Mission filed.
03/04/2024Amicus brief of Thirteen California Cities not accepted for filing (March 6, 2024--brief to be recovered).
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Thirteen California Cities filed (March 11, 2024).
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Michael J.Z. Mannheimer filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of California Governor Gavin Newsom in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Tiana Tozer, Philip Rhodes, Barbara Jacobsen, Dane Southard, Lorien Ilena Welchoff, Pauline Long, Mark Barnhill, Steve Jackson, Keith Martin and Steven Rebischke filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Central City Association of Los Angeles filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. and Retail Industry Leaders Association filed.
03/04/2024Amicus brief of League of Oregon Cities et al. not accepted for filing. (March 06, 2024--Corrected verison to be submitted.)
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of League of Oregon Cities et al. (March 11, 2024) filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of City of San Clemente filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Brentwood Community Council filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United State of America, et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of California in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, Stephen Eide, and Judge Glock filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of City of Chico filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of San Bernardino County, California filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor John F. Stinneford filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of LONANG Institute filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Research Institute filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Cicero Institute filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Bay Area Council et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of City of Phoenix, et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of City of Los Angeles in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
03/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of County of Los Angeles in support of neither party filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of International Downtown Association, et al. filed.
03/04/2024Brief amici curiae of Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Ben Toma, et al. filed.
03/19/2024Brief amici curiae of Oregon Quakers, et al. filed.
03/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of National Coalition for Men filed.
03/27/2024CIRCULATED
03/27/2024Brief of respondents Gloria Johnson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/01/2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amicus curiae of Advocates for Empowerment CA filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Los Angeles Catholic Worker, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Current & Former San Francisco Officials and Civic Organizations filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Local Progress Impact Lab, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence filed. (Distributed)
04/02/2024Brief amici curiae of Western Regional Advocacy Project filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Oregon Food Bank, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Southern Poverty Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Criminal Law and Punishment Scholars filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and Nineteen Affiliates filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Services Providers filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund et al. filed.
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of The Center for Constitutional Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Fund for Empowerment filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of The National Homelessness Law Center filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of National Women's Shelter Network, Inc, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Corporation for Supportive Housing, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of State of Maryland, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Fines and Fees Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Matthew Doherty, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Public Health Professionals and Organizations filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of National Alliance to End Homelessness, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of StrongHearts Native Helpline, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of 57 Social Scientists with Published Research on Homelessness filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of The National Police Accountability Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Better Days Ahead Outreach Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Professors William P. Quigley, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Emory Civil Rights Society filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Current U.N. Special Rapporteurs filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Congressional Amici Curiae filed. (Distributed)
04/10/2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 6, 2024. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
04/12/2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
04/12/2024Reply of petitioner City of Grants Pass filed. (Distributed)
04/22/2024Argued. For petitioner: Theane D. Evangelis, Los Angeles, Cal. For United States, as amicus curiae: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.
06/28/2024Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined.
07/30/2024Judgment Issued.