Thanks to Kavanaugh, this has to go through the federal court system again.
Likely much faster this time.
And half of governors will ignore it.
A judge will issue an injunction within a week.
I suspect you are right.
The standard for an injunction is simple:
1. Whether the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits. (SCOTUS already let the cat out of the bag here.)
2. Whether the plaintiff is likely to suffer irreparable harm without the injunction. (The irreparable harm is ongoing due to the lost rent and inability to use the property.)
3. Whether the balance of equities and hardships is in the plaintiff’s favor. (This factor also favors the landlords, as the tenants are freeloading.)
4. Whether an injunction is in the public interest. (Again, the case law is pretty clear here. Several courts have already ruled that it was.)
Not to mention that the CDC simply doesn’t have the authority to act in this area.
Taking what SCOTUS has already written on this, there are 5 votes outlining that the CDC exceeded its authority. Lower courts have already found the same.
Issuing an injunction here is an easy call. It is just a matter of when and how quickly.