BACKSTORY | The troubling effects of deeply flawed policy
Emma Freire | How Oregon’s ongoing experiment with “radical autonomy” is tearing a city apart
The ruling has major implications for religious homeless shelters
In 2023, states sought better solutions for immigration and homelessness while drug overdose deaths spiraled out of control
The stopgap measures may discourage long-term change
City officials in Western states face legal challenges to clearing homeless encampments
Legal battles over clearing encampments engulf the West
