TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 30, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday left intact a nationwide pause on evictions put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 5-4 vote rejected an emergency request from a group of landlords asking the court to effectively end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) moratorium, which was recently extended through July. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with the court’s three liberals to keep the stay in place, The Hill reports. Kavanaugh said though he believed the CDC had exceeded its authority in enacting the moratorium, the few weeks left would allow for a “more orderly distribution” of rental assistance funds approved by Congress.