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.)
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.
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When I left BuzzFeed in Spring 2019, a mentor told me to think about my next job as a place to spend 2 years, not a new “work home” like BuzzFeed was for so long. That freed me to try something new, and though it came to an end today, I’m so grateful for my TJC and Appeal time.
Tonight, I am celebrating all that I learned and the amazing people I met in that time. My world has been expanded, and I am so grateful for that.
This is now a part of who I am, and this work will be a part of what I do going forward, in one way or another. … Tomorrow morning, I’ll be on the #SCOTUS beat again, as we get the last opinions of the term and speculate wildly unless and until we hear something from Breyer.
One or more #SCOTUS opinions coming shortly, starting in 5 minutes. Voting rights, financial donor disclosure, immigration, eminent domain/sovereign immunity, and patent cases remain.
First decision is in Minerva Surgical v. Hologic. Kagan has the 5-4 decision, vacating and remanding to the Federal Circuit in the patent case. Barrett, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, dissent. Alito also dissents.
We still have five argued cases to be decided, including voting rights and financial disclosure cases, but no word yet from #SCOTUS when those opinions are expected.
Sometime in the next hour or so, 11 years ago tonight, I ordered a drink at Cobalt. It was a totally ordinary moment. I was blacked out, also ordinary, so I really have no recollection of it. I had no clue that I would choose for 4,019 days since then not to have another drink.
I’ve talked about the path I’ve traveled often over the past years, at this mark and other moments. It really is an incredible gift, this sobriety that I’ve found — and the people who helped me keep it once I found it are just as, if not more, incredible.
That was no more apparent than over the past year, when everyone was tested — and when sobriety, for some, was a huge challenge to maintain. It wasn’t for me, luckily. I’ve, so far as I can tell, had that burden lifted. I still had life, though, and parts of it really sucked.