The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s order extending the federal eviction moratorium to a large swath of the country, in a decision expected by both legal scholars and the White House.
The ban on evictions, a two-month order, was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The pause covers parts of the United States that are experiencing what the CDC calls “substantial” and “high” spread of the coronavirus.
The unsigned decision from the court was 6-3, with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting.
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