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Sunday, February 28, 2021

“Justice Dept. to appeal judge’s order on eviction moratorium”: Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press has this report.

Jessica Schneider of CNN reports that “DOJ files appeal of Trump-appointed judge’s ruling on CDC eviction moratorium.”

And Katy O’Donnell of Politico reports that “Justice Department appeals order blocking federal eviction ban; The federal court in Texas had ruled Thursday that the federal government had overstepped its authority in imposing the sweeping ban.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Supreme Court Test for What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act; While state legislatures consider new voting restrictions to address claims of election fraud, the justices will hear arguments on what kind of legal scrutiny such laws should face”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court to again consider federal protections for minority voters.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits.”

In commentary, online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “With voting rights already under attack, the Supreme Court could deal another big blow.”

And online at ABA Journal, law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has an essay titled “Voting rights cases before SCOTUS could have profound effects on future elections.”

Posted at 1:06 PM by Howard Bashman