Criminal
Apr. 20, 2006
Court Blasts Indecency of Criminalizing Homeless
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - Anatole France remarked that the "[t]he law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
Anatole France remarked that the "[t]he law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." The 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in Jones v. City of Los Angeles, 04-55324 (April 14, 2006), is an important recognition that the government cannot punish a...
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