Oregon court case on homeless camping bans rebuffed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

There’s a reason why Portland’s ban, which begins Friday, only applies to daytime hours. Two major court decisions, one from southern Oregon, set those limits.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Beginning Friday, the city of Portland begins something like a soft launch of a new ordinance governing how and when homeless people can camp on public property. It includes a ban on camping during daylight hours, plus round-the-clock bans in certain parts of the city.

When Mayor Ted Wheeler brought the proposed ordinance before Portland City Council, it garnered hours of impassioned public testimony — much of it against the ban. But Wheeler later defended the ordinance by

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