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Posted by: Barry Kolar on Oct 30, 2020

Attorneys for the federal government and seven Memphis landlords argued for more than two hours via Skype whether U.S. District Court Judge Mark Norris should at least temporarily block the government’s order halting evictions because of COVID-19, the Daily Memphian reports. The landlords assert that the halt order issued on Sept. 4 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  is “an unlawful exercise of power by the CDC” and an excessive application of authority. The order is part of an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 to keep families socially distant within their homes and to prevent homelessness. The judge said he would rule on the landlord’s request for a preliminary injunction as “quickly as possible.”