Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium With 6-3 Vote
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Thursday to end a federal eviction moratorium that was recently extended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The eviction freeze applied to parts of the country experiencing significant COVID-19 spread; the CDC extended it on Aug. 3 to run through Oct. 3, bypassing Congressional approval. The majority of the court agreed that "...It is up to Congress, not the CDC, to decide whether the public interest merits further action here." White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House is disappointed by the ruling and calls on "cities and states, local courts, landlords, Cabinet agencies...to urgently act to prevent evictions." The high court's decision stemmed from a legal challenge to the extension mounted by landlords and real estate groups.
The news was covered prominently across the spectrum, but especially by left- and center-rated outlets. Coverage often differed significantly between left and right. Reports from left-rated sources often framed the Supreme Court's decision as questionable in the context of the pandemic, and focused on people who have struggled to make rent payments since the pandemic began. Coverage from right-rated outlets often highlighted that the extended ban did not have Congressional approval, as well as struggling landlords who have lost money during the moratorium.
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From the Right
Supreme Court ends federal eviction moratoriumThe US Supreme Court on Thursday night struck down a federal eviction moratorium that was recently extended by President Biden’s administration without congressional support.
The decision to end the pandemic-related eviction freeze came as a result of a legal challenge to the policy brought by a coalition of landlords and real estate trade groups.
On Aug. 3, the moratorium was extended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite a lack of congressional approval.
The decision was a change of course for the Biden administration, which had initially let the previous...
From the Center
White House calls for 'urgent' action to prevent evictions after Supreme Court decisionThe White House said it regretted the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to end the Biden administration’s pandemic-related federal moratorium on evictions, and urged states, cities, landlords and others to do what they could to help.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the eviction moratoriums issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had saved lives by preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout the pandemic.
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, granted a request by the challengers to lift the CDC moratorium that...
From the Left
Supreme Court strikes down CDC eviction moratorium despite delta’s riseA divided Supreme Court has ended a national moratorium on evictions in parts of the country ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, removing protections for millions of Americans who have not been able to make rent payments.
A coalition of landlords and real estate trade groups in Alabama and Georgia challenged the latest extension of a moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued Aug. 3 and intended to run through Oct. 3.
In an unsigned opinion released Thursday night, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority agreed that the federal...
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