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Homelessness
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Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
On the interlocking requirements of suitability
R (Griffiths-Fowell) v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 920 This Court of Appeal decision deals with the circumstances in which the main housing duty can be ended, and whether…
Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
Back with a Bano
By Z
R (on the application of Bano) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2026] UKSC22 Bano has its origins in the acceptance of a housing duty on 23 February 2017, concluding…
JURIST
US appeals court allows Trump administration to proceed with homelessness program overhaul
A US federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward for now with changes to a federal homelessness program, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that…
Free Movement Articles
Jod ad: North Kensington Law Centre is recruiting
North Kensington Law Centre are recruiting for two new positions in the Immigration Team Positions available Homelessness Immigration Project Support Officer and CoordinatorNorth Kensington Law Centre (NKLC) is seeking a…
Religion Clause
Ministry Gets TRO To Allow It to Distribute Food in Park to Homeless Individuals
In St. Herman's Table v. City of Phoenix, (D AZ, June 10, 2026), an Arizona federal district court granted a temporary restraining order barring the city of Phoenix from enforcing against…
JURIST
Ontario court bars Waterloo region from removing encampment residents
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice barred the regional municipality of Waterloo from removing encampments on Thursday. The court held that the municipality’s site-specific bylaw is not only discriminatory but…
JURIST
US appeals court denies push to reallocate homelessness funds
A US appeals court on Wednesday rejected an initiative proposed by the Trump administration that would have cut millions of dollars from permanent housing funds for the homeless and shifted…
Criminal Law Library Blog
Fostering Stability in Aging Iniative
The “Fostering Stability in Aging” initiative, led by the ABA Commission on Law and Aging and the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, is a specialized resource hub and advocacy effort. It…
Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
Steps too far
By Giles Peaker
I should start with an apology to Geeta Koska of One Pump Court, who sent me this judgment a year ago. The delay is entirely my fault. Zikic v London…
Veterans Law Prof
Changing Lives Through Legal Access: The LSV-H Grant Program in Action
The VA has long prioritized ending homelessness among veterans and preventing the social conditions that put veterans in this position. U.S. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and…