Johnson vs. Grants Pass: Faith Leaders Across the Country are Making Themselves Heard

On April 22, the first night of Passover, the Supreme Court heard Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant case on homelessness in the last 40 years — and faith leaders across the country are making themselves heard.

Overwhelmingly, faith leaders and communities who filed for this case did so on the side of Johnson, against criminalizing homelessness. On April 3, dozens of amicus briefs became public in support of Johnson, with several of them coming from a faith perspective — including the Catholic Council of Bishops, Oregon Quakers, the LA Catholic Worker and the Kairos Center of Union Theological Seminary, which included support from churches and faith-based organizations around the country.

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(Photo: Activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court as the justices consider a challenge to rulings that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)