Biden lawyers defend COVID-19 eviction ban at US Supreme Court

Landlords argue the ban is illegal and renew request the US high court toss out Biden’s order.

Lawyers for President Joe Biden’s administration have asked the US Supreme Court to keep in place a federal prohibition on evictions, designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while justices consider a constitutional challenge by landlord groups to the ban’s legality. In a court filing on Monday, US Justice Department lawyers said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acted within its lawful authority earlier this month when it renewed a federal moratorium on kicking people out of their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Groups representing landlords have sought to lift the moratorium, pointing out that even Biden administration officials have conceded it may not be lawful.