As oral arguments got underway in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving the rights of unhoused people, over 70 people rallied at Monument Square in Portland on Monday to denounce the criminalization of homelessness. The case originates in the small city of Grants Pass, Oregon, which has barred sleeping or camping on city property. […] The post As high court takes up landmark case, Mainers denounce criminalization of homelessness appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, in a case that could have broad implications for local ordinances related to homelessness across the country. During oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, conservative […] The post US Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case appeared first on Stateline.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Inside a warming shelter, Laura Gutowski detailed how her life had changed since she became homeless 2 1/2 years ago in Grants Pass, a former timber hub in the foothills of southern Oregon. Her husband’s death left her without steady income. She lived in a sedan and then in a tent, in sight of the elementary school where her son was once a student. She constantly scrambled to move her belongings to avoid racking up more fines from the police. “I never expected it to come to t