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New lawsuit hits Oregon city at heart of supreme court homeless camps ruling

person standing under highway adjusts their jacket
An unhoused person under Redwood Highway near Baker Park in Grants Pass, Oregon, on 22 March 2024. Photograph: Jenny Kane/AP

The small Oregon city at the heart of a major US supreme court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to fine and jail unhoused people sleeping outside is facing a fresh lawsuit over its anti-camping rules.

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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