Local reactions are pouring in after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the city of Grants Pass can enforce a camping ban within city limits, finding the ban did not violate the Constitution’s eigh… ...

The Grants Pass City Council voted 7-0 Wednesday to ban camping on public property such as parks and create four sites across the city where homeless people can set up their tents.

With Fruitdale Elementary School in the background, a homeless man adjusts his shoes at Fruitdale Park, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Oregon. (AP) Mayor Clint Scherf told The Associated Press he ...

Grants Pass may soon enforce its laws against homeless camping in more city parks, under a new agreement between city officials and attorneys representing people experiencing homelessness.

Supreme Court upholds Oregon city’s ban on homeless people camping in public spaces On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case centered in Grants Pass, Ore., that will impact ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday allowing the city of Grants Pass to regulate and penalize unsheltered homelessness will undoubtedly reshape outdoor camping policies across the West.

Grants Pass, Oregon, ... The Supreme Court last summer ruled that Grants Pass, a Southern Oregon city of around 40,000 residents, could stop homeless people from sleeping in public parks and streets.

The southern Oregon city made national headlines in 2024, when Grants Pass went to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend its restrictions on homeless people.

Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, voted unanimously to adopt a new camping resolution to help address homelessness.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reversed lower court rulings, finding that public camping restrictions issued by southern Oregon’s Grants Pass do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment ...