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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Rush

Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

Oregon Homelessness Lawsuit - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape shifted by the high court's decision.

Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday, accusing it of violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable.”

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