January 19, 2012
Homeless Persons' Voting Rights Under Attack
With the 2012 elections quickly approaching, the Law Center is hard at work protecting the voting rights of homeless persons. But to do so, it needs to hear from the homeless persons and advocates on the ground. By taking 15 minutes to fill out our survey, you can help prevent homeless voters' voices from being silenced this November.
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January 11, 2012
The Human Right to Housing
Anyone working on homelessness knows that this has been a national crisis for over 30 years and that the the recession and dramatic increases in foreclosures have made things much worse. But how often do we think of homelessness as a human rights crisis?
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December 13, 2011
NLCHP, ACLU File Suit Against Wisconsin Voting Law
Today, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit charging that Wisconsin's voter ID law is unconstitutional and will deprive citizens, particularly homeless and poor persons, of their basic right to vote. The lawsuit is the only active federal challenge against a photo ID law, the most common type of legislation that is part of a nationwide attack on the right to vote.
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November 15, 2011
New Report: It's Illegal to Be Homeless in America
A report released by the Law Center on Tuesday shows that more and more cities are making it illegal to be homeless. "Criminalizing Crisis" analyzes local policies in 234 cities and demonstrates the startling trend toward criminalizing basic acts necessary for homeless persons' survival, including eating and sleeping in public.
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October 07, 2011
Court Issues Opinion on Trespassing Ordinance
The Law Center and its partners are challenging a St. Petersburg law that may violate the rights of homeless people.
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September 26, 2011
Beds Not Buses
A new report released by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty shows that providing housing to homeless families is more cost-effective than providing federally mandated transportation for homeless students.
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July 27, 2011
House Holds Hearing on Bills Threatening Title V
Law Center Executive Director Maria Foscarinis testified to protect Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which benefits approximately 2.4 million homeless people annually.
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June 02, 2011
New Report Card Assesses U.S. Housing Rights
An extensive new report by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Policy offers an in-depth analysis of U.S. housing rights according to international standards.
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March 30, 2011
Renters Rights in Foreclosure Survey
The Law Center has partnered with local organizations around the country to gather information about the experiences of renters in the foreclosure crisis. Data we collect from the following surveys will be used to work with advocates, federal agencies, and Congress to improve the law and prevent violations of the PTFA that allow renters to stay in their homes.
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