A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control exceeded its authority in ordering a nationwide moratorium on evictions to help renters remain in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal judge throws out national eviction moratorium, DOJ appeals
By Chris Williams article
A sign advertises an apartment for rent along a row of brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood on June 24, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has filed an appeal after a federal judge threw out a national eviction moratorium Wednesday, putting millions of tenants at risk of losing their homes for not paying rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich issued the ruling, saying the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t have the power to issue the COVID-19 pandemic relief measure. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the Alabama Association of Realtors against the Department of Health and Human Services. The realtors claimed the CDC exceeded its authority in issuing the moratorium.
Judge rules in favor of Alabama Association of Realtors’ lawsuit to stop eviction moratorium; DOJ will appeal
The Alabama Association of Realtors sued to stop the CDC s eviction moratorium.
Posted: May 5, 2021 3:23 PM
Posted By: Ashley Thusius
The Department of Justice is appealing a decision in the case of the Alabama Association of Realtors v. HHS.
After the Alabama Association of Realtors sued to stop the CDC s eviction moratorium, a federal judge in DC District Court decided to vacate the ban.
A statement from the DOJ on Wednesday says “In the department’s view, that decision conflicts with the text of the statute, Congress’s ratification of the moratorium, and the rulings of other courts.”
Capitol Protester Alleges Inmates Are Being Physically Assaulted by Jail Guards
An alleged rioter charged for his involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year has argued jail guards have assaulted inmates kept at the Washington D.C. correctional center.
“Myself and others involved in the Jan. 6 incident are scared for their lives, not from each other but from correctional officers,” Ronald Sandlin said Tuesday as he appeared before a federal court in order to argue for his pretrial release, Politico reported.
“I don’t understand how this is remotely acceptable,” he said.
During the hearing, Sandlin alleged jail guards have used both physical violence and verbal abuse against multiple inmates, with at least one prisoner getting severely beaten by correctional officers to the point of blindness, a skull fracture, as well as a detached retina.