US EditionOregon city at heart of high court homelessness ruling blocked from enforcing camping ban
- An Oregon judge blocked Grants Pass from enforcing its camping ban unless it meets certain conditions, as part of a lawsuit by advocates.
- The order requires the city to increase capacity at approved campsites and make them accessible for people with disabilities.
- Grants Pass has struggled to address homelessness and was involved in a Supreme Court case allowing camping bans when shelters lack space.
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City at Center of a Homeless Crisis Blocked from Enforcing Camping Ban
An Oregon judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking the city at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments from enforcing its camping rules unless it […] The post City at Center of a Homeless Crisis Blocked from Enforcing Camping Ban appeared first on The Western Journal.
Grants Pass must fulfill court-mandated conditions before enforcing camping ban
Homeless people can’t be cited, arrested or fined for camping in Grants Pass, Oregon, for now. A Josephine County circuit court judge has issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the city.The lawsuit, filed in January by Disability Rights Oregon and five homeless plaintiffs, alleges Grants Pass’ treatment of homeless people violates state law, including disability protections.On Friday afternoon, Judge Sarah McGlaughlin issued an inj…
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Oregon city at heart of high court homelessness ruling blocked from enforcing camping ban
An Oregon judge has blocked the city at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness from enforcing its camping ban unless it meets certain conditions.
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