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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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The ruling won’t immediately allow Oregon cities to begin penalizing unhoused people for resting on public property, due to a state law that puts limits on sweeping public camping bans. -
The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem -
Medication abortion will remain widely available to Californians after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug. -
Sen. Dennis Linthicum, a Klamath County Republican running to preside over state elections, was one plaintiff. -
Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates both welcomed new CEOs recently. OPB "Think Out Loud” host Dave Miller recently spoke to both about how the organization is responding to stricter abortion laws in other states. -
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Southern Oregon case that could have widespread implications for how cities can regulate homelessness. -
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear a case that will have major implications on homelessness policy in California. Find out where your leaders stand on the issue. -
The repercussions could have national implications for how cities can regulate homelessness. -
California bought and distributed a quarter of a million abortion pills, fearing a federal ban. At today’s Supreme Court hearing, the justices seemed hesitant to limit access. -
Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs.
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Two dozen Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, California and across the country urged the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain current regulations on the abortion pill in a pending case. -
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case out of Southern Oregon that could make sweeping policy changes to the way cities address homelessness and enforce rules around public camping.
