Homelessness and Housing

Supreme Court Conservatives Likely To Roll Back Homeless Rights

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The Supreme Court appeared likely to scale back homeless rights decisions handed down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over the past six years, but how they would do so was unclear as the court’s conservative supermajority splintered on how far they wanted to go. The case argued before the court on Monday originally … Read more

US Homelessness Soars To Highest Reported Level As Rents Soar

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said Friday. About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the … Read more