Oregon's Grants Pass faces US Supreme Court over anti-camping laws and fining homeless for sleeping outside.
Grants Pass, a small Oregon town, is facing the US Supreme Court over its anti-camping laws, asking if homeless people can be fined for sleeping outside. The case has broad implications for how communities nationwide address homelessness, with the potential to change laws around fining or jailing people for camping in public. This rural town has become an emblem of the national debate on homelessness, as its case reaches the highest court.
April 13, 2024
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