DOJ will appeal court decision ruling eviction moratorium unconstitutional

Published February 28, 2021 9:40pm ET



The Department of Justice plans to appeal a court decision that ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s temporary eviction moratorium is unconstitutional.

Prosecutors filed a notice on Saturday, saying they plan to appeal the decision by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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