A federal judge has denied the City of Chico's motion to withdraw from or modify the Warren v. Chico settlement agreement, a 2022 deal that restricts the city's ability to enforce anti-camping laws against homeless individuals. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd keeps the agreement in place until its scheduled expiration on January 14, 2027. The city sought to exit the settlement, arguing that the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson-which gave cities greater authority to enforce anti-camping laws-superseded the local agreement. The court found that the city voluntarily entered into the settlement, which provides stronger protections for the unhoused than the minimum constitutional requirements. The judge noted that challenges in enforcement and the legal landscape were foreseeable, and the city cannot unilaterally break the contract