Law and Policy of Encampment Sweeps in the Ninth Circuit: How We Got From Martin v. City of Boise to City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

This Note analyzes how the law and policy of encampment sweeps in the Ninth Circuit changed from Martin v. City of Boise through the initial months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. It also offers a few brief suggestions for how both cities and advocates for the rights of unsheltered homeless individuals can move forward in a post-Grants Pass world.