Monday, February 3, 2020

Ban on Homeless Camping Remains Intact -- For Now

An Oregon Court of Appeals Ruling last week upheld a recent conviction for violating Portland's camping ban, but the judges signaled that a different case might overturn the ban.

The federal 9th U.S. Circuit recently ruled that cities cannot ban camping if there are not enough shelter beds to house every homeless person, but in this case, the camper didn't present enough information on whether she could have accessed shelter at the time she was arrested.

Read more in The Oregonian/Oregon Live.

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