The class-action lawsuit, filed last year, alleged city contractors were illegally discarding the personal belongings of people living outdoors while dispersing homeless encampments, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland, Oregon, has settled with a group of people who sued over the way the city conducts homeless sweeps.
The class-action lawsuit, filed last year, alleged city contractors were illegally discarding the personal belongings of people living outdoors while dispersing homeless encampments, Oregon Public Broadcasting Plaintiffs said the city failed to properly document property that was removed and failed to give people a reasonable opportunity to retrieve their belongings.
The city has now implemented a new set of rules dictating why, when and how campsites will be removed. The lawsuit was dismissed as a result of the new policies; the plaintiffs were not seeking a monetary award. They were represented by the Oregon Justice Resource Center, along with Michael Fuller and the Underdog Law Office.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
OAN Admits ‘No Widespread Voter Fraud’ After Settling SuitGeorgia election workers were dragged through the mud on OAN by right-wing conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani. Now the network is finally acknowledging there was no fraud.
Read more »
City to sweep homeless encampment at Woodland Park, park closed through the weekWoodland Park will close this week while the city tears down a homeless encampment that has sat there for months. FOX13
Read more »
Clearview AI Settles Facial Recognition Suit With ACLU, Will Alter Some PracticesClearview AI, a controversial surveillance tech company, settled a nearly two-year-old lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union and other activist groups in Illinois who alleged the company had violated a state privacy law known as the Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Read more »
Elon Musk says he is 'exactly aligned' with Europe's sweeping new rules for social media platformsElon Musk appeared to endorse a key European law regulating social media on Monday when he appeared in a video with Thierry Breton, a top EU commissioner and digital regulator.
Read more »
Dozens of homeless people seen using Seattle public transportation as homeless shelterA video shows dozens of people on Seattle's Sound Transit using the light rail as a reported homeless shelter.
Read more »
Encampment sweep planned for Woodland ParkSome local Phinney Ridge residents have been asking for a sweep for more than a year.
Read more »