Rehearing Denied, Amended Ruling Issued In Oregon Homeless Encampment Class Suit

(July 19, 2023, 3:32 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a petition for rehearing en banc filed by an Oregon city after a panel majority partially affirmed summary judgment and permanent injunction for a class of involuntarily homeless individuals challenging the constitutionality of the city’s ordinances banning the use of blankets, pillow and cardboard boxes on city property and fining those who violate those rules....