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Robin Loznak/Courtesy of Our Children’s TrustThe decision ends a decade-long fight led by 11 young Oregonians and 10 of their peers across the nation against the U.S. government over climate inaction. -
Jungho Kim/CalMattersIt’s been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to homeless encampments, allowing them to clear camps and arrest people for sleeping outside — even when there’s nowhere else to sleep.
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Cities across California have passed measures banning or restricting encampments following the U.S. Supreme Court giving the go-ahead in a ruling out of Grants Pass, Oregon. Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury -
In June, the nation’s highest court ruled in favor of the City of Grants Pass, deciding that cities could impose criminal penalties without running afoul of constitutional provisions against cruel and unusual punishment. -
The Supreme Court justices agreed to review whether oil companies have standing to try to overturn a federal waiver for a California clean-car rule that ramped up electric car sales. The standards are the cornerstone of California’s efforts to clean its air and combat climate change. -
More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down. -
The City of Roseburg is considering whether to punish some camping code violations with jail time. -
Wednesday night's City Council decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the city’s ban on camping in public places. -
Following U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the state’s most powerful Democrats have given little sign they want to alter state policies. -
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Thursday requiring state agencies to adopt policies to humanely remove homeless encampments on their property. -
In three rulings the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a body blow to the federal bureaucracy. From healthcare to climate to workers’ rights, California’s rules often go farther. -
The issue could demand attention when lawmakers meet next year. -
The ruling drew swift rebuke from Democrats and praise from Republicans. -
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the city’s ban against homeless people camping in public spaces.
