The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium, ending protections even as only a small amount of emergency assistance has been distributed to at-risk renters. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction ban, which applied only in counties with a “substantial” or “high” level of community transmission of the coronavirus, would have otherwise…

Landlords and tenants are calling on states to speed up distribution of federal funds for rental assistance after the Treasury Department announced Wednesday that just over 10% of the funds Congress allocated for needy tenants during the coronavirus pandemic has been distributed. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares

George Mason University Professor Todd Zywicki isn’t a pushover to anti-science COVID-19 policies. Zywicki has natural immunity to the virus, and thanks to his own hard work and that of his legal team, Zywicki has been granted a medical exemption from his employer’s vaccine mandate. He’s also created a blueprint for others to potentially follow suit. Read the full article TweetShareShare0…

Legal experts and the American Civil Liberties Union have criticized a pair of New York judges for ordering defendants to get vaccinated if they want to make bail or be granted a plea deal. The ACLU slammed the decisions as ‘troubling’ and one lawyer even called the rulings ‘nonsensical’ and abuse of power that could…

On August 17, 2021, George Mason University granted a medical exemption to a law professor who sued after the school issued its vaccine requirement to work and live on campus. The plaintiff, Professor Todd Zywicki, claimed that his naturally acquired immunity should have satisfied the school’s safety concerns regarding Covid-19. Furthermore, Zywicki alleged that as a public university, GMU’s…

ACROSS THE RIVER — “Landlord group asks NJ Supreme Court to reverse security deposit ruling,” by The Real Deal’s Sasha Jones: “Garden State landlords aren’t giving in after a New Jersey court ruled that residents can use their security deposits to pay rent. In July, an appeals court upheld an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy that…