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August 27, 2021

Supreme Court Strikes Down Eviction Moratorium Despite Surging Coronavirus Cases
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The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration's temporary
moratorium on evictions during the pandemic. In a 6-3 ruling, the
court's conservative majority ruled the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention exceeded its authority and that only Congress had the power
to order a pause on evictions. The court's ruling puts an estimated 3.5
million people at risk of eviction in the next two months. In a
dissenting opinion signed by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, Justice
Stephen Breyer wrote, "These people may end up with relatives, in
shelters, or seeking beds in other congregant facilities where the
doubly contagious Delta variant threatens to spread quickly." 


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