They are seeking an injunction barring law enforcement and others from enforcing the law.Īrizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Maricopa County Attorney General Rachel Mitchell and Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone are all named as defendants.īrittni Thomason, a spokesperson for Brnovich's office, declined to comment since the office had not received a copy of the complaint. “I think it is … but, in this court, who knows?” he said.In the complaint, the group contends the law not only has “blatant constitutional issues” but is too ambiguous in some parts.
I hope longer,” the president said.Īsked whether he thought the measure was constitutional, Biden said he did but that with the current makeup of the Supreme Court, he couldn’t be sure how the justices would rule. “I can’t guarantee you the court won’t rule that we don’t have that authority, but at least we’ll have the ability to, if we have to appeal, to keep this going for a month at least. Speaking at the White House later on Thursday, Biden again acknowledged the legal uncertainty around the latest version of the eviction ban. “The department has vigorously defended the statutory authority of the CDC to issue an eviction moratorium and we will continue to do so,” the attorney general said. The attorney general also would not say whether he was confident that the Supreme Court would uphold the latest measure, despite a ruling in June suggesting that at least five justices believed an earlier version of the policy exceeded the CDC’s authority. “Needless to say, the impact on individuals and families would be devastating and, as the CDC has made clear, the impact on public health would likewise be devastating, fueling the spread of Covid-19 infections in the affected communities.”Īsked by POLITICO whether the Justice Department had weighed in with the White House about the legality of the new eviction moratorium, Garland did not answer, but pledged to keep fighting for the policy in court. “This past week there has been much attention to the impending risk of mass evictions, which would put millions of tenants at risk of losing shelter,” the attorney general said. The Biden administration allowed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order limiting evictions to expire at the end of July, but under intense pressure from liberal activists, President Joe Biden announced earlier this week that the administration would issue a new eviction ban despite serious legal questions about its validity. Garland also used his remarks to warn about the perils of a looming wave of evictions of tenants who lost jobs or encountered other financial difficulties because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, there were 26 police shootings in the city, up from 15 the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Arizona Republic.Ĭlarke did not respond directly to a question about whether there was a “final straw” in Phoenix that led the Justice Department to announce the probe. Phoenix, the largest city of the three now under federal investigation, tallied the largest number of officer-involved shootings in the nation in 2018. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke told reporters on Thursday that Justice Department officials had consulted more than 1000 “community stakeholders” in those cities as they probe the tactics used by police there. In April, the Justice Department announced similar investigations into the Louisville and Minneapolis police departments. This makes police officers’ jobs more difficult, increases unnecessary confrontations with law enforcement and hinders public safety.” “Too often, we ask law enforcement officers to be the first and last option for addressing issues that should not be handled by our criminal justice system. “Our society is straining the policing profession by turning to law enforcement to address a wide array of social problems,” Garland said.
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