Federal Judge Rules Nationwide Eviction Ban Is Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Rules Nationwide Eviction Ban Is Unconstitutional
Signs that read "No Job No Rent" hang from the windows of an apartment building in Washington on May 20, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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A  judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that the federal government does not have the authority to issue a nationwide eviction moratorium.

U.S. District Judge John Barker, a Trump appointee, ruled in favor of a group of property managers and landlords who challenged a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that prevented them from temporarily evicting tenants for non-payment of rent during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.