Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice
Mountain State Justice is a non-profit legal services firm serving low-income and marginalized West Virginians. (304) 344-3144 for intakes! mountainstatejustice.org West Virginia Joined April 2021-
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"Liberal or conservative, under what value system does jailing people for trying to stay warm constitute a crime?" @latimes latimes.com/opinion/story/…
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected reviewing the 2016 Baton Rouge case of Doe v. McKesson, sparking a fresh public dialogue on protesters being sued.
A Supreme Court case from Oregon could affect hundreds of West Virginians who are struggling with housing by allowing local governments to ban people from camping or sleeping in public spaces. trib.al/eWF5goG
A legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit against the city of Morgantown, alleging the city is violating the First Amendment rights by enforcing a 2005 panhandling ban, reports @LoriKerseyWV. buff.ly/4aJhvN7
Today, #SCOTUS will hear a case that could severely criminalize homelessness. Formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public – and this ruling could devastate an already vulnerable population. 🧵
🚨If #SCOTUS rules in favor of Grants Pass, it will authorize cities and states to punish people forced to sleep outdoors with arrest and steep fines, even when they have no other safe option. We need housing solutions, not fines 🏘️. #HomelessnessIsSolvable #JohnsonVGrantsPass
Hundreds of advocates from around the country lie down with blankets in front of #SCOTUS. If they were in Grant’s Pass, they would give you a $295 ticket for sleeping with a blanket. #housingnothandcuffs #johnsonvgrantspass
Justice Elena Kagan: "For a homeless person who has no place to go, sleeping in public is kind of like breathing in public."
So grateful to Justice Kagan for drawing out what was (to my fury) staying hidden between the lines: how will the necessity defense work out for the average unhoused person with no counsel or knowledge to invoke it...
So grateful to Justice Kagan for drawing out what was (to my fury) staying hidden between the lines: how will the necessity defense work out for the average unhoused person with no counsel or knowledge to invoke it...
At arguments in Grants Pass, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson are pummeling the Gibson Dunn attorney defending laws that punish homeless people who sleep outside. Sotomayor asks: If homeless people aren't allowed to sleep anywhere, are they supposed to just "kill themselves"?
I'll be live tweeting today's Grants Pass argument! 🧵
Today, the Supreme Court will hear Johnson v. Grants Pass. To learn more about the case, visit johnsonvgrantspass.com. @NationalHomeles @naehomelessness @invisiblepeople @ItsDanaWhite @cmtysolutions @CSHInfo x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Who is listening to Grants Pass oral arguments with us? #housingnothandcuffs #grantspassvjohnson
Advocates, impacted people, & others are at the steps of the Court this morning to say that homelessness is NOT a crime & that criminalization only makes homelessness worse! Watch the livestream: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Invisible People's latest documentary youtu.be/qYzx4ZGQnc8?si… takes a deep dive into the ongoing legal battle against homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon. The US Supreme Court is set to rule on whether local governments can enforce bans on sleeping in public spaces at all times,…
NLIHC President @dianeyentel joined @naehomelessness 's Ann Oliva & @CenterOnBudget 's Peggy Bailey in a statement on how the Grants Pass v. Johnson SCOTUS case highlights the need for leaders to address homelessness w/ humane, proven strategies: tinyurl.com/mwfywm7m
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📢 BREAKING 📢 Mountain State Justice has filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of West Virginia against the City of Morgantown for violating the First Amendment rights of its citizens by enforcing an unconstitutional panhandling ban. More here: mountainstatejustice.org/wp-content/upl…
A legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit against the city of Morgantown, alleging the city is violating the First Amendment rights by enforcing a 2005 panhandling ban, reports @LoriKerseyWV. buff.ly/4aJhvN7
"'As the Supreme Court today considers the limits on punishing people for experiencing homelessness, we want West Virginians who are struggling to know that we’re in their corner,' staff attorney Lesley Nash said." Go MSJ go!
📢 BREAKING 📢 Mountain State Justice has filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of West Virginia against the City of Morgantown for violating the First Amendment rights of its citizens by enforcing an unconstitutional panhandling ban. More here: mountainstatejustice.org/wp-content/upl…
...that person truly has options for performing this "conduct" inside--when what "inside" means is real, meaningful access to ongoing shelter
I understand you have limited time to make your points, but an overarching issue here is absolutely the government's responsibility to provide for its people, particularly when the context of discussing whether criminalizing conduct is permissible relies in part on whether...
We are honored to have signed onto EARN's Agenda for a Thriving South. We look forward to working with our regional partners to enact equitable child care, unemployment insurance, paid leave, and worker pay policies that span all our states! earn.us/the-agenda-for…
The housing market: $2000 for a roach infested studio. Have to make 3x the rent to get in. 1st and last deposit. 10%+ increases in rent every year. Eviction record blacklists you for life. No pets. Gov.: There are only homeless people because of mental illness and drugs. 🥺
It’s heartbreaking that instead of figuring out how far we can go to end homelessness, @SCOTUSblog will hear arguments about how far we can go to police people experiencing #homelessness.
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"[F]or a second consecutive meeting, well over a dozen speakers stood to address the issue — many offering suggestions, as members of council requested during the April 2 meeting." @DominionPostWV
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“'It is not a problem of individuals responsibility. It is not a problem of substance use disorder or mental illness or disability. It is a community problem where you lack sufficient housing for the number of people who need a place to live,' [staff attorney Lesley] Nash said."
Crazy to see one of my stories cited alongside established media in a recent amicus brief filed in the SCOTUS.
This @WV_Watch article from Lori is one of two of her articles referenced in an amicus brief in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson being heard in the US Supreme Court, submitted in-part by @MtStateJustice. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
This @WV_Watch article from Lori is one of two of her articles referenced in an amicus brief in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson being heard in the US Supreme Court, submitted in-part by @MtStateJustice. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
Last week I spent some time with Wheeling homeless providers and unhoused people as they prepare for a move to another spot that will be exempted from the city's "camping" ban. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/03/26/mon…
@AustinDizzy Woah, my coverage is here as well! Crazy stuff! Thanks for sharing!
@WV_Watch @MtStateJustice The brief also references work done by @MorgantownRamp and @KVC_CoC, and additional coverage by @IntelligencerWV, @WVMetroNews, @wvpublic, and @ACLU_WV.
@SamPetsonk & @MtStateJustice doing good work again for WV workers! @NELA_HQ @WVJusticeforAll @abalel @work_fairness 💛💙👍✊
Sam Petsonk of Petsonk PLLC and Bren Pomponio of Mountain State Justice, Gautier’s counsel, called the class-action jury verdict “an important reminder that our civil justice system can hold the most powerful members of our society accountable” in a statement Monday. “Federal…
WE. NEED. MORE. HOUSING!
1. We 💙 @WV_Watch 2. This is incredible, important reporting. Homelessness isn't a crime, it's not a moral failing, and government policies are exacerbating, not helping, the problem. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/03/26/mon…
Wild idea maybe the mayor should go talk to these ppl and ask what they need to succeed. I know crazy right?
1. We 💙 @WV_Watch 2. This is incredible, important reporting. Homelessness isn't a crime, it's not a moral failing, and government policies are exacerbating, not helping, the problem. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/03/26/mon…
Delegate Worrell making a point that hasn’t been made enough. Unemployment insurance benefits currently replace just over half of someone’s lost wages. No one would choose this. Half the pay, no benefits. It’s offensive when we say these folks should make do with less
Today @WVGovernor reported to @wvlegislature that he issued no pardons or reprieves this past year. This important executive power should be utilized by all governors as a mechanism of mercy, tempering our inequitable and often deadly criminal system. wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/repo…
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Still time to contact your Delegate today and ask them to vote NO on SB 614 ⬇️⬇️ mountainstatejustice.org/advocacy/#/2
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