Constitutional Law -- Eighth Amendment -- Ninth Circuit Holds That "Involuntary" Conduct Cannot Be Punished.

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      LOS Angeles (Calif.); CALIFORNIA
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the court case Jones v. the City of Los Angeles. In this case, the Ninth Circuit court held that the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment of the United States forbids punishing involuntary conduct, therefore ruling that the government of Los Angeles, California could not punish homeless people for sleeping on the streets.