ACS Bay Area: Grants Pass v. Johnson: Constitutional Limits Of Homelessness Laws

Please join the American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter for a panel discussion on the impact of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson that laws against sleeping and camping on public property do not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Light food and drinks will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the panel will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Featuring:

Shilpi Agarwal, Legal Director at the ACLU of Northern California. Shilpi served as co-counsel for the plaintiffs in Coalition on Homelessness v. San Francisco.

Bradley Hamburger, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Bradley was on the team that represented the City of Grants Pass in Grants Pass v. Johnson.

Moderator:

Evan Miller, Associate Attorney, Burke, Williams, & Sorensen; Programming Committee Co-Chair, ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter

Register here.

Thank you to Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for sponsoring this event.