Federal Judge Axes CDC Ban On Evictions: Constitution ‘Persists’ Despite Pandemic

A federal judge in Texas blocked a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate that restricted landlords from evicting residents.

U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled Thursday that the CDC order, first enacted by the Trump administration in September, is unconstitutional. Barker said that the order, unprecedented in U.S. history, fell outside the Constitution’s Article I powers granted to the federal government.