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Oregon city that tried to ban homeless encampments agrees to ensure 150 camping spaces

a woman stands near a man sitting outside a tent in a park
Unhoused people at Tussing Park in Grants Pass, Oregon, on 28 March 2024. Photograph: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Oregon city at the heart of a major US supreme court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement reached with a disability rights group that sued the city over its camping rules.

Disability Rights Oregon, which sued Grants Pass in January, said on Friday that it had reached a settlement agreement. The advocacy group accused the city of discriminating against people with disabilities and violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable”.

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