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U.S. Supreme Court Puts An End to Biden's Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium
Townhall ^ | 08/26/2021 | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 08/26/2021 9:02:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

It's been a particularly bad day for President Joe Biden. On Thursday night, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Biden's unconstitutional eviction moratorium. Justice Stephen Breyer was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in his dissent.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ends President Biden’s eviction moratorium. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan dissent.https://t.co/VBwbQoqHdJ— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) August 27, 2021

The challenge was led by the Alabama Association of Realtors, which had also won a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The ruling noted that the District Court stayed its judgment, which the Supreme Court on Thursday vacated, making the judgment enforceable. "The District Court produced a comprehensive opinion concluding that the statute on which the CDC relies does not grant it the authority it claims," the ruling wrote. "The applicants not only have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits—it is difficult to imagine them losing," it later noted.

The ruling went on to critique the authority the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claimed to have:

The case has been thoroughly briefed before us— twice. And careful review of that record makes clear that the applicants are virtually certain to succeed on the merits of their argument that the CDC has exceeded its authority. It would be one thing if Congress had specifically authorized the action that the CDC has taken. But that has not happened. Instead, the CDC has imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions in reliance on a decades-old statute that authorizes it to implement measures like fumigation and pest extermination. It strains credulity to believe that this statute grants the CDC the sweeping authority that it asserts.

There were also words about the harm faced by landlord:

The equities do not justify depriving the applicants of the District Court’s judgment in their favor. The moratorium has put the applicants, along with millions of landlords across the country, at risk of irreparable harm by depriving them of rent payments with no guarantee of eventual recov- ery. Despite the CDC’s determination that landlords should bear a significant financial cost of the pandemic, many landlords have modest means. And preventing them from evicting tenants who breach their leases intrudes on one of the most fundamental elements of property owner- ship—the right to exclude.

The ruling also emphasized that it is the role of Congress to act, pointing out that "Congress was on notice that a further extension would almost surely require new legislation, yet it failed to act in the several weeks leading up to the moratorium’s expiration."

"It is indisputable that the public has a strong interest in combating the spread of the COVID–19 Delta variant. But our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends," the ruling reminded in closing. "It is up to Congress, not the CDC, to decide whether the public interest merits further action here."



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: eviction; moratorium; rent; scotus
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1 posted on 08/26/2021 9:02:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, Trump’s picks for Justices do decide correctly sometimes.


2 posted on 08/26/2021 9:02:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

This one seems so obvious, you have to wonder what possible justification the three dissenters could have given.


3 posted on 08/26/2021 9:09:42 PM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Justice Stephen Breyer was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in his dissent."

Cue the lack of surprise.

I'm still waiting for spineless, bottom feeding crustacean judge roberts, to explain the "no political bias in the court system" remark...

4 posted on 08/26/2021 9:09:43 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: The people have spoken

RE: This one seems so obvious, you have to wonder what possible justification the three dissenters could have given.

“Landlords are rich, they have more than enough money. Renters are poor. Government has to help them to EQUALIZE an unfair economic system.” ( AOC’s rationale. I’m sure the 3 liberal justices concur ).


5 posted on 08/26/2021 9:11:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Gosh, between this and the restoration of Trump policies on the border, the straight jacket feels just a little more loose.


6 posted on 08/26/2021 9:13:11 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s about damn time. Hopefully the dems won’t start murdering conservative justices again.


7 posted on 08/26/2021 9:14:28 PM PDT by Bernard (The very best scientific articles always contain this phrase: “My personal intuition has been…”)
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To: SeekAndFind

No, they merely ruled it unconstitutional. Absolutely nothing will change at our open border.


8 posted on 08/26/2021 9:17:40 PM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s exactly the feeling they have..Landords are rich,don;t need the money and are screwing the little guy..... Except a lot of the landlords ARE THE LITTLE GUYS.........


9 posted on 08/26/2021 9:49:39 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: SeekAndFind

And ‘pop’ goes the housing bubble. Buckle up everyone and please keep your arms, hands, legs, feet and head inside the ride vehicle at all times.


10 posted on 08/26/2021 9:51:45 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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No, it won’t burst. In these times of total uncertainty, being “home” gives people peace of mind when everything else is f_cking crazy. We are all willing to pay for peace of mind in these times.


11 posted on 08/26/2021 10:38:39 PM PDT by datura (The voice that brought you peace has nothing left to say.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Landlords really got hosed the last 18 months.


12 posted on 08/26/2021 11:11:36 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Proudly posting comments without reading the articles since 2002.)
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To: SeekAndFind

NICE!!


13 posted on 08/26/2021 11:14:00 PM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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To: SeekAndFind

How soon will this take effect?


14 posted on 08/26/2021 11:41:44 PM PDT by montag813
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To: SeekAndFind

Did they say where I go to collect all that lost rent?


15 posted on 08/26/2021 11:51:28 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (ui)
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To: datura

This is why there is a bubble, if you can call it that. Way too much uncertainty. People are not going to sell their house on the hopes of possibly finding something somewhere else. People are staying put, hence no stock available and high prices for limited availability.


16 posted on 08/27/2021 12:30:21 AM PDT by Obadiah (Truth is treason in an Empire of lies.)
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To: SeekAndFind

And now the deadbeat tenants will begin trashing their formerly free digs. Nothing is right anymore.


17 posted on 08/27/2021 6:01:03 AM PDT by keats5
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The CDC Order has subjected property owners nationwide, over their objection, to an extended Government-authorized physical invasion, occupation, or appropriation of their private property by third parties without compensation. The CDC needs to pay property owners back rent with interest. The people who wrote and approved the moratorium need to be arrested and tried for depriving landlords of civil rights under color of law. But don’t hold your breath.


18 posted on 08/27/2021 6:29:45 AM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: The people have spoken
This one seems so obvious, you have to wonder what possible justification the three dissenters could have given.

Agreed, it has to be blind allegiance to their politics.

19 posted on 08/27/2021 6:43:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: The people have spoken

The two women judge by their emotions and not the Constitution or the laws. Breyer? He’s a closet woman??


20 posted on 08/27/2021 6:54:20 AM PDT by JoJo354 (JUST SAY NO to covid vaxx!)
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