TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 1, 2021

The U.S. Justice Department announced Saturday it will be appealing a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that blocked a federal eviction moratorium put in place last fall to help those struggling to make ends meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in the Eastern District of Texas blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium last Thursday, ruling that the federal government had overstepped its authority in imposing the ban. In filing the notice of appeal, department lawyers also argued that Barker’s decision “does not extend beyond the particular plaintiffs in that case” and “does not prohibit the application of the CDC’s eviction moratorium to other parties.” The Associated Press has more on the story.