New lawsuit thrusts Oregon city

Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments
A small Oregon city is facing a fresh lawsuit over its homeless camping rules. Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday.
Oregon city at center of SCOTUS ruling hit with fresh suit over homeless camp closure
Just months after receiving national attention as the plaintiff of a Supreme Court case over its homeless policies, the small southern Oregon city of Grants Pass is being now accused of forcing hundreds of homeless people into one small campsite.
New lawsuit thrusts Oregon city once again into national spotlight on homelessness
A disability rights advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit to halt the city of Grants Pass from closing one of two sanctioned homeless camps and restricting the hours of the other. The suit is the first major case following last summer’s U.
Oregon cities push for infrastructure funding, more leeway to remove homeless camps
Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services.
This City Inspired A New National Standard for Policing Homelessness. Now It’s Cracking Down Even More.
Voters in Grants Pass, Oregon, elected a new mayor and four new city councilors with far-right politics in November. The GOP-backed bunch was sworn in on Jan. 6, 2025, and... Read More
Oregon county that used a $1 lease to target homeless camp faces federal lawsuit
Curry County wanted to quickly remove a homeless camp from a slip of public property in Brookings, so it leased the parcel to a nearby business owner for $1. That allowed sheriff’s deputies to issue a criminal citation for trespassing on private property to the remaining camper,
Grants Pass hit with fresh lawsuit over homeless camping regulations
Last week, a new Grants Pass city council closed the larger of two city-owned properties that had been designated as sanctioned campsites for homeless people.
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Disability rights group files lawsuit against Grants Pass over camping closures
Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit against the City of Grants Pass this morning, ...
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Disabled homeless residents sue Grants Pass over camping restrictions
The non-profit group Disability Rights Oregon and five disabled homeless residents have sued the city of Grants Pass claiming ...
Grants Pass homeless policies face a new court challenge
Two advocacy groups and five homeless people sued Grants Pass on Thursday in a bid to force the southern Oregon city to change its restrictions on homeless camping that put people with disabilities ...
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Grants Pass clears city-owned homeless campsite after decision by new leadership
On Friday morning, homeless residents dragged tarps and carried piles on their backs, heaping their belongings just outside ...
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Lawsuit filed against Grants Pass over treatment of homeless population
Disability Rights Oregon along with the Oregon Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit Thursday against Grants Pass, attempting ...
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City of Grants Pass sweeps homeless encampment at J Street
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Everyone who was camping inside the homeless encampment at 755 J Street has left the fenced area.