The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library presents the second in its 2024-25 Lecture Series on Recent Supreme Court Decisions. This season we are examining the potential impacts of five important decisions issued since 2022.

The second free and virtual program will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 pm. Frank Knaack, Executive Director of the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont (HHAV) and Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director with ACLU Vermont, will be the panelists.

They will discuss the June, 2024 Supreme Court decision upholding ordinances in the Oregon city of Grants Pass that prohibit people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows, or cardboard boxes for protection from the elements while sleeping within city limits. Justices agreed with the city that ordinances enforcing camping regulations against homeless people do not violate the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. What this decision will mean for homelessness here in Vermont will be part of the focus.

The League of Women Voters of Vermont Lecture Series, in its ninth season, is designed to bring outstanding speakers to discuss contemporary issues related to democracy and social justice.

This will be a virtual presentation. You may send questions in advance to league@lwvofvt.org, or through Chat during the event.

To register for this talk go to https://kellogghubbard.org/calendar/lwv-homeless/

Event Info

Jan 1, 2025, 3 to 5 PM

Jan 3, 2025, 12 to 1 PM

Jan 3, 2025, 6:15 to 8:30 PM