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CDC Eviction Moratorium Vacated in D.C. as Atlanta Case Due for Hearing
May 5, 2021
The week before a federal appellate court in Atlanta is to consider a challenge to the CDC’s moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus epidemic, a federal judge in Washington on Wednesday vacated the moratorium. The ruling is a setback for advocates of the eviction moratorium issued Sept. 4, 2020 by the Atlanta-based…
Judge says CDC doesn't have authority to issue an eviction moratorium. It's unclear what happens next
May 5, 2021
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's moratorium on eviction -- a key element of the federal government's efforts to aid those hit hardest by the Covid pandemic and its economic effects -- must be set aside. The ruling from Judge…
Federal Regulators Require Rent Collectors To Lie About the CDC's Illegal Eviction Moratorium
May 4, 2021
A federal rule that took effect yesterday requires that anyone attempting to collect unpaid rent tell tenants they may be protected by the residential eviction moratorium that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed in September. Yet federal courts have repeatedly held that the moratorium, which the CDC recently extended through June…
Landlord Group Sues CFPB Over COVID-19 Eviction Rule
May 4, 2021
A group of landlords is suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a new disclosure rule that aims to inform tenants of their protections from eviction during the COVID-19 outbreak, claiming that the rule violates the landlords' First Amendment rights by requiring them to lie. The CFPB's new interim final rule, effective Monday, requires…
Federal Policy Could Undermine Wyo Cattle ID Legislation
May 4, 2021
Newly passed legislation that would allow Wyoming bison and cattle ranchers to use any method of state-approved livestock identification — rather than federally mandated eartags — could soon be challenged by federal policy. The policy may erode a recent victory by Wyoming’s ranching industry that earned them more autonomy over…
Landlord Challenges CFPB Rule on Eviction Moratorium Notices
May 4, 2021
A rental property manager in Tennessee has sued to block a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring notice be given to delinquent residential renters about a nationwide eviction ban, saying it runs counter to rulings finding the ban invalid. The Property Management Connection (PMC) and others filed the lawsuit…
Court-Packing Would Decimate the Court’s Credibility
May 4, 2021
NCLA’s Executive Director and General Counsel Mark Chenoweth joins “National Report” on Newsmax to discuss the dangers associated with the plan to expand the Supreme Court. Key points: The Court depends on the credibility that is established by making decisions based on law, not politics. A decision from Biden’s…
Crypto Crackdown Drives ‘John Doe’ Record Demands from IRS
May 4, 2021
The IRS is seeking swaths of records from cryptocurrency companies on anonymous taxpayers as part of its broader effort to crack down on tax evasion in the industry. The demands involve the potential tax liabilities of unnamed taxpayers, and for that reason are known as John Doe summonses. The agency…