Oregon city that tried to ban homeless encampments agrees to ensure 150 camping spaces

Grants Pass reaches settlement with advocacy group that accused it of discriminating against people with disabilities

The Oregon city at the heart of a major US supreme court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement reached with a disability rights group that sued the city over its camping rules.

Disability Rights Oregon, which sued Grants Pass in January, said on Friday that it had reached a settlement agreement. The advocacy group accused the city of discriminating against people with disabilities and violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable”.