City of Grants Pass, Oregon, Petitioner v. Gloria Johnson, et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated

  1. June 01, 2024

    Blockbuster Summer: 10 Big Issues Justices Still Must Decide

    As the calendar flips over to June, the U.S. Supreme Court still has heaps of cases to decide on issues ranging from trademark registration rules to judicial deference and presidential immunity. Here, Law360 looks at 10 of the most important topics the court has yet to decide.

  2. April 22, 2024

    High Court Probes Homeless 'Status' In Camping Ban Suit

    U.S. Supreme Court justices probed the limits of what might be considered criminalizing status amid oral arguments Monday over whether an Oregon city's law banning camping on public property violates the Eighth Amendment's bar on cruel and unusual punishment.

  3. April 19, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: Abortions & Presidential Immunity

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for the term's final week of oral arguments, during which it will consider several high-stakes disputes, including whether a federal healthcare law can preempt state abortion bans and whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from criminal charges related to official acts.

  4. April 17, 2024

    Ore. City And Homeless Class Stake Spots Over Camping Ban

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case weighing whether an Oregon city's anti-camping laws violate the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Here, Law360 previews the stances carved out by the city and a certified class of homeless residents.

  5. April 05, 2024

    Shelter Network Fights Public Camping Ban At High Court

    A network of more than 200 women's and family shelters told the U.S. Supreme Court that an Oregon city's prohibition on camping in public spaces subjects involuntarily homeless women and children — who are often put in that position due to gender-based violence — to further potential harm.

  6. April 03, 2024

    San Francisco Leaders Back Ax Of Public Camping Ban

    A coalition of San Francisco stakeholders has accused the city and California of overstepping their bounds in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Oregon city's prohibition on camping in public spaces, discounting their "alarmist claims" that the ruling rendered jurisdictions powerless.

  7. February 27, 2024

    Ore. City Urges High Court To Revive Homeless Camp Ban

    An Oregon city urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling that its ban on camping in public spaces violated homeless residents' Eighth Amendment rights, arguing that the court's ruling impermissibly immunizes some conduct from all punishment.

  8. January 12, 2024

    High Court Will Scrutinize Ore. City's Homelessness Laws

    Civic leaders rejoiced Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review a Ninth Circuit ruling allowing people to camp on public property in an Oregon city when shelters lack space, while advocates for unhoused people called the move "troubling."

  9. December 20, 2023

    Ore. City Urges High Court To Hear Homeless Camping Suit

    Grants Pass, Oregon, wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that allowed camping on public property because the ruling conflicts with other high court judgments and has wreaked havoc on western U.S. cities, the city said in a response brief Wednesday.

  10. December 06, 2023

    Justices Urged To Drop Review Of 'Cruel' Ore. Homeless Law

    Opponents of a Grants Pass, Oregon, law banning camping in public places told the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday it should reject the city's appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling finding the law to be cruel and unusual punishment for effectively criminalizing homelessness.