Judge doubts eviction ban, but may lack power to stop it
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Last updated 8/12/2021 at 4:57pm
In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, tenants' rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston. A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal is deeply skeptical of the Biden administration's new order, but says she may lack the power to do anything about it. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich Monday, Aug. 9, promised a decision soon in an effort by Alabama landlords to block the moratorium imposed last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which it said was based on the spread of COVID-19's Delta variant. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Mark Sherman
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal was deeply skeptical Monday, Aug. 9, of the Biden administration's new order, but said she may lack the power to do anything about it.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich promised a decision soon in an effort by Alabama landlords to block the moratorium imposed last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which it said was based on the spread of COVID-19's Delta variant.
Friedrich suggested the administration was engaged in legal "games...
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