Fresh lawsuit targets Grants Pass’ camping restrictions
A Portland-based nonprofit claims the city’s ordinances discriminate against people with disabilities and violate state law.
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, saying the city's recent closure of two homeless encampments is putting unhoused people with disabilities at risk.
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 to stop the city from closing the J Street resting site. According to a joint press release from the two organizations,
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 the fence. They were given until 9 a.m. to get their possessions off the city-owned site.
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 new camping restrictions violate state laws.
Oregon cities want more money for roads and sewers, more leeway to remove homeless camps
Some priorities that Oregon cities want lawmakers to take up, including increased infrastructure spending, are shared by Democrats and Republicans. Others, including attempts to roll back a state law that limits cities’ ability to remove homeless camps, will be a tougher sell in Salem. Graves
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.
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.
New lawsuit thrusts Oregon city once again into national spotlight on homelessness
The City Council ordered one of the only two sites for legal camping closed in the middle of January, in the middle of bitterly cold weather, without any regard for where people would live,” the suit says.
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 ...
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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 ...
Oregon's sanctuary status of little comfort to families who fear Trump's immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump's mandate does not stop at people with criminal charges and convictions. Undocumented families worry ...
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Grants Pass, Medford school districts celebrate bigger graduation rates
The school district says Grants Pass High School reached a 93.9% four-year graduation rate -- which is significantly more than Oregon's average of 81.8%. At the district level, the 4-year graduation ...