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After Supreme Court ruling, Grants Pass still can't remove a homeless encampment

By Jane Vaughan

Published June 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM EDT

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One year after the Supreme Court ruled that cities are allowed to remove homeless encampments, Grants Pass — the Oregon city that gave name to the case — can't legally remove an encampment there.

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