The Landmark Case: Homelessness And The Law

In 2009 in federal court, Belodoff filed a lawsuit that came to be known as Martin v. Boise, arguing that the city of Boise had violated the 8th Amendment of the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishments, by leaving those without homes nowhere to legally sleep.

In 2009 in federal court, Belodoff filed a lawsuit that came to be known as Martin v. Boise, arguing that the city of Boise had violated the 8th Amendment of the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishments, by leaving those without homes nowhere to legally sleep.

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