Lawsuits are working their way through federal court to cancel, or at least put an injunction against, the national eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early September. One suit involves a group of seven landlords in Memphis who own about 5,000 apartment units altogether. They assert that the CDC…

Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court would position her to weigh in on fintech regulation, agency independence and other legal issues affecting the banking industry. But with the high court already showing a tilt toward business, her addition to the bench may not yield a sea change from a financial services…

At the start of September, the White House issued an executive order allowing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to pause evictions through December 31, 2020. The CDC’s order comes under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The CDC directive applies to renters…

President Donald Trump announced from the White House Saturday the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “This is my third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh and it is a very proud moment indeed,” Trump said. Read the full article    …

A Texas-based accountant is seeking a full-panel review from the Fifth Circuit as her battle to prove the unconstitutionality of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s administrative law judges continues. Michelle Helterbran Cochran continued to claim on Thursday in a petition for en banc review that the SEC’s proceedings against her violate separation-of-powers principles because its…

At least two lawsuits filed in federal court argue that the national eviction moratorium issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Trump administration earlier this month is unconstitutional. The National Apartment Association, a trade group that represents the apartment segment of the rental housing industry, recently joined a lawsuit filed in a Georgia federal…