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wingspartoday at 7:16 PM1 replyview on HN

I recall this precedent was set previously under Biden (likely sooner).

Biden admin lost CDC eviction prohibitions case and immediately enacted new slightly different prohibition and Biden defended the effort as it would take time to be stopped.

“Whether that option will pass constitutional measure with this administration, I can’t tell you. I don’t know,” Biden said. “There are a few scholars who say it will, and others who say it’s not likely to. But, at a minimum, by the time it gets litigated it will probably give some additional time while we’re getting that $45 billion out to people who are in fact behind in the rent and don’t have the money.”

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/housing/566230-biden-buys...


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mkw5053today at 7:53 PM

The eviction moratorium is probably the strongest example available, and I don't think it's a good one for Biden. But one controversial episode doesn't establish a precedent for systematic noncompliance with court orders. If anything, it stands out precisely because it was unusual enough to generate criticism across the political spectrum.

Sources:

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anatomy-screw-biden-evi...

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a23_ap6c.pdf