Federal Appeals Court Upholds CDC's Eviction Moratorium

Alabama and Georgia realtors had challenged the federal ban.

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the pause on evictions imposed by the CDC to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the nation’s highest court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected a bid by Alabama and Georgia realtors to block the eviction moratorium reinstated earlier this month. The realtors are likely to appeal to the Supreme Court, which voted 5-4 in June to allow the moratorium to continue through the end of July. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh — who joined the majority — warned the administration not to act further without explicit congressional approval.