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Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital ChronicleIn June, the nation鈥檚 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. -
Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersThe 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鈥檚 efforts to clean its air and combat climate change.
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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鈥檚 ban on camping in public places. -
Following U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the state鈥檚 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鈥� rights, California鈥檚 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鈥檚 ban against homeless people camping in public spaces.
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The ruling won鈥檛 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鈥檚 approval of the drug.
