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
jansing in new york city. warning signs in the economy as worries about a recession, interest rates and the debt limit shave hundreds of punts points off the dow. now with a standoff over how to pay the nation s debts, will things get worse before they get better? and why wait until next week to find out? plus, no chief justice, no problem. senate democrats slam the supreme court as they push ahead with a hearing on ethics, even after john roberts declines to show up. chairman dick durbin arguing the justices ethical standards shouldn t be acceptable at a local city council, let alone the highest court in the land. and as the texas manhunt stretches into a fourth day, haunting new questions from family members about whether the police could have caught the suspect at the scene or stopped him before he started the massacre. i ll talk to a former police chief about what should have happened once those 911 calls started coming in. but we begin with congress and the white
and allow his country to export 1a leopard ii battle tanks to ukraine. a scandal of abuse and neglect at three children s homes in doncaster. the regulator rated the homes as good even though there had been many warnings about ill treatment and this year s oscar nominees have been announced. those up for best picture include everything everywhere all at once, avatar, and elvis. the chairman of the bbc has been ordered to give evidence to mps on the digital, culture, media and sport select committee on the 7th of february to answer questions on his alleged involvment in a loan to former prime minister, borisjohnson. richard sharp says he has no plans to step aside or resign over the row, and believes he has done nothing wrong. richard sharp is accused of helping to facilitate a loan to the then prime minister, when he was applying to be bbc chairman. his appointment is now under review by the commissioner of public appointments. our media editor katie razzall has been speaking