Thread by @chrisgeidner

BREAKING: On a very narrow 5-4 vote, #SCOTUS allows CDC eviction moratorium to remain in place through July 31.

Kavanaugh, in the majority keeping the moratorium in place, says he agrees the CDC went too far and that congressional authorization would be necessary for the moratorium to go beyond July 31. (In other words, he says he'd flip his vote if the CDC extends it again.)

This is the full statement. No one else wrote.

https://twitter.com/dom_dont_tweet/status/1410006571892023299

And, yes, that Kavanaugh concurrence makes this one of the exceedingly rare times when I would think it is appropriate to write the phrase, "a very narrow 5-4 vote."

The bottom line here is that the "what comes next" part of this story — a potential renters' crisis across the country — remains a coming crisis, w/ some hope that more people get relief in the coming month before evictions (legally) resume in places w/out other protections.

And, another point: The CDC had already signaled it didn't plan on any further extensions, so, in that sense, the Kavanaugh concurrence wasn't likely necessary. But, it definitely puts a cap on it.