Supreme Court Allows Evictions To Resume.<br />On Aug. 26, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary eviction ban amid the pandemic.<br />According to the court's unsigned opinion, the CDC lacked the authority to reimpose the moratorium on Aug. 3.<br />Under federal law, the agency needed explicit congressional authorization, which it did not have.<br />Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the three liberal justices who dissented, citing the COVID-19 delta variant.<br />The public interest strongly favors respecting the CDC’s judgment at this moment, when over 90% of counties are experiencing high transmission rates, Justice Stephen Breyer, via dissenting opinion.<br />White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden “is once again calling on all entities that can prevent evictions — from cities and states to local courts, landlords, Cabinet Agencies — to urgently act to prevent evictions.”.<br />Some states, such as California, Maryland and New Jersey, have enacted their own temporary eviction bans.<br />According to Census Bureau data from early August, 3.5 million people in the U.S. said they were facing eviction within the next two months.<br />Those
