U.S. judge asks if rising COVID cases should impact eviction ban ruling

A U.S. judge on Monday questioned lawyers for the Biden administration and landlords challenging a new eviction moratorium put in place last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich asked lawyers about the spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. “What about the trajectory of the pandemic given the rising numbers?” Friedrich asked Brett Schumate, a lawyer for the landlord groups.

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