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NAA Files Suit Against CDC Over Eviction Moratorium; Seeks Stay

The National Apartment Association has joined the New Civil Liberties Alliance in a lawsuit challenging the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national eviction moratorium that it ordered earlier this month. The New Civil Liberties Alliance is a group focused on reigning in the expansion of federal agency powers. Read the full article TweetShareShare0…
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National Apartment Association Joins Lawsuit Challenging CDC National Eviction Moratorium

The National Apartment Association (NAA) announced today that it is taking legal action against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its nationwide eviction moratorium, joining the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) in its lawsuit challenging the legality of the federal agency’s order. The NAA reiterated its argument that federal agencies do not have powers…
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The CDC’s Eviction Moratorium and the Pending Lawsuit to Stop It

Two weeks ago, on September 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) relied on little-known statutory powers to issue a temporary moratorium for most residential evictions, with a stated goal of reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19. We provided an explanation of the CDC’s order in an earlier alert. Last week, a lawsuit was…
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Judge rules Department of Child Safety can legally put people on child-abuse 'black list'

The director of Arizona’s Department of Child Safety was justified in placing a former group-home worker on a list of people accused of child abuse or neglect, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled. The decision dismisses a challenge filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that says it fights…
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