Victory! Court sets aside the CDC’s ban on evictions

A federal court ruled this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority in issuing a nationwide eviction ban.

It’s a major victory for PLF clients and the rule of law. The decision restores the landlords’ rights to remove tenants who don’t honor their lease obligation to pay rent. It also clarifies that federal agencies can’t exercise power Congress has not given them, not even during a pandemic.

New Case: Fighting race-based discrimination at nation’s top-ranked high school

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, or TJ, in Alexandria, Virginia, is the nation’s top-ranked public high school. Fairfax County Public Schools’ recent changes to the school’s admissions process specifically aim to reduce the number of Asian-American children—and only Asian-American children—who can attend TJ.

Such racial balancing schemes don’t just harm the children they’re supposedly trying to help—they’re illegal. And now, the district faces a federal lawsuit, filed this week by Coalition for TJ. The Coalition is a group of more than 5,000 parents, students, alumni, staff, and community members who advocate for school diversity and excellence through race-blind, merit-based admissions.

New Case: Kentucky restaurants are challenging Gov. Beshear’s never-ending emergency powers

Since the pandemic began a year ago, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has used his emergency powers to unilaterally enact COVID-19-related policies. When state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed bills in February to rein in his overbroad authority, Gov. Beshear sued over claims the new laws are unconstitutional.

While the governor and legislature continue their litigation, local restaurants struggle to keep up with ever-changing and uncertain rules. Because Kentucky’s Constitution doesn’t grant the governor limitless emergency powers, several local breweries and restaurants are fighting back.

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