The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, a dispute over the constitutionality of ordinances that bar people who are homeless from camping on city streets.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld anti-camping laws in Grants Pass, Oregon, allowing authorities to prevent homeless individuals from sleeping in public parks and streets. The court's 6-3 decision ...

Lawyers with the Oregon Law Center argued that Grants Pass had made it “physically ... and record levels of drug overdoses and deaths on public streets” that characterize the region’s ...

Grants Pass case Friday morning ... In Oregon, people may not see an immediate change on the streets. Oregon has a state law, House Bill 3115, that says local government can enact time, place ...

Grants Pass. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long ... But anyone expecting an immediate change on the streets of Oregon cities will likely need to temper their expectations. In 2018, a panel ...

The ruling won’t immediately allow Oregon cities to begin ... the protections” of the Grants Pass case. “Ultimately, however, people are on the streets because of a failure of housing ...

The new case argues that Grants Pass does not follow requirements in Oregon state law ... Since then, he has bounced from homelessness on the streets, living with a friend and renting a room.

BearFest is back in Grants Pass. The beloved Evergreen Federal Bank bear statues are returning to downtown, bringing color ...

As I undertake this obligation, I think I’d say the most significant event in 2024 was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Grants Pass case ... people on the streets, but building on what ...

The Supreme Court is currently grappling with the question of to whom the streets belong. The Oregon city of Grants Pass has asked the court if it has the right to ban people from sleeping in ...