Supreme Court backs Grants Pass

As ink dries, local leaders uncertain about future of unhoused camping code

Oregon’s southern, rural town of Grants Pass has been thrust into the national limelight as the United States Supreme Court ruled in the City’s favor June 28, setting a new standard on how cities throughout the country may choose to address the homeless crisis.

The case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson was originally argued in the Ninth Circuit Court, and the…