impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held at the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful 9th circuit court, which has jurisdiction for the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit has been regarded as a progressive bastion, but president trump was able to appoint ten judges to the ninth circuit. it limited what idaho could do with regard to its homeless. this time a three-judge panel similarly ruled against a city s effort to regulate its homeless population. when grants pass then sought to have the matter considered by the entire circuit, it could not get the required vote from all a act tiff members of the bench. that s when all hell broke lose. the denial of a full review drew 16 dissents and many statements. as the oregonen reported, many who dissent
which is more cruel and unusual? one of the most influential appellate courts erupted in public disagreement over one of the most difficult issues of our time, homelessness. having recently decided matters of affirmative action, student loans and adoption, on top of last year s rulings concerning abortion, guns, religion and climate change, scotus might soon have the final word here, too. at issue, ordinances in grants pass, oregon, which would impose fines on homeless people for encampment on public property. a trial court was faced with this issue, whether cities can impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful ninth circuit court, which has jurisdiction for much of the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit
natalie pirks was the reporter on the spot at alexandra palace. well, it s not only the smell of two weeks worth of beer soaked carpet that s in the air here tonight. a certain 16 year old could become the youngest world champion in darts history here tonight. oh, and he d be half a million pounds better off, too. for sally smith, the bbc s coverage failed to hit the bullseye. but it was a score of 184 skippy 561. not so special forjohn lister. now, last month, the heads of three top colleges in the united states appeared before a hearing of the us congress to face questions about their response to incidents of anti semitism on campus since the start of the conflict in the middle east. one of them was the president of harvard university, claudine guay at harvard. at harvard, does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard s rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? it can be depending on the context. what s the context? targeted as an individual. targeted at an indiv
This was part of the symposium held at the university of virginia in charlottesville. Good morning. In celebration of the bison telling bicentennial, we welcome you to the symposium. Universities, slavery, and the public built landscape, presented by the university of Virginia Commission on slavery and the university, in partnership with the slave dwelling projects Fourth Annual projects. On Vice President and chief officer for diversity and equity, the professor and i cochair the presents cochair the commission on slavery. The slave dwelling project led mr. Joe mug gill and board of directors the slave dwelling project brings attention to sites, people, history, and ways in which the slave contributed to building and sustaining this country. I say 70 to 80 because the temperature dropped about 39 last night. Im not totally sure. They said they had experienced. Humility and a better appreciation for those who live their daily lives is one intent of such an experience. There were very t
It got pretty wicked. No deal talks between the u. S. And russia w cooperation in syria. Given the gaps of trust that exist, thats a tough negotiation. The u. S. Strongly condemning north korea after pyongyang fires three ballistic missiles. Youll see hillary very accessible. Hillary clinton raising millions of dollars but been accused of ignoring the press. She doesnt talk to anybody. Teresa. Attended by some 120,000. An earthquake rattled nerves in oklahoma. This was shaken violently. All that two kayakers and a jetkeyer rescue a baby wallby. Playing bumper cars headed to the finish line. And all that matters. We just saw mr. Trump here and i asked him how did it go. He said he learned a lot o things. What do you think he took way from today . My luggage. Hold on. Looks like dr. Carson is going to try to find his luggage. On cbs this morning a touchdown wins it for the longhorns. Texas is back, folks. We have a lot more. Hermine threatens as millions celebrate the Labor Day Holiday a