CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert

By Katy Ramsey Mason, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis

The Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2021, ended the Biden administration’s ban on evictions, putting millions at risk of losing their homes. The ruling, by a divided court, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in continuing a moratorium on evictions after Congress failed to pass new legislation. We asked legal scholar Katy Ramsey Mason to explain what the ruling means, who will be affected and…

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~	Students on social work, nursing and teaching placements to get weekly $319.50 means tested Prac Payment from July next year

~	Nigeria’s minimum wage has never protected workers from poverty: here’s why

~	African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

~	Hong Kong ranks low on global press freedom index as watchdog cites ‘unprecedented’ setbacks

~	Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

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~	Albanese government to wipe $3 billion in student debt, benefitting three million people

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