A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it issued a moratorium on evictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Washington Post. The ruling would vacate the federal eviction protection, which is currently set to expire on June 30, the Post says. But the Department of Justice is planning to appeal the decision and ask for a stay, which would allow the order to remain in effect while the legal case continues.
The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, is in response to a lawsuit filed by the Alabama Association of Realtors, one of a number of lawsuits filed by property owners challenging the CDC’s authority to impose an eviction moratorium. In March, a judge in Cleveland also ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority, as Next City reported.
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MIT associate professors Desirée Plata and Justin Steil have been named recipients of the 2020-21 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. The award’s selection committee chose to recognize both faculty members for their excellence in service, mentorship, and research that impacts critical societal challenges in environmental sustainability and social justice.
The annual Edgerton Faculty Award was established in 1982 as a tribute to Institute Professor Emeritus Harold E. Edgerton in recognition of his active support of junior faculty members. Each year, a committee presents the award to one or more non-tenured faculty members to recognize exceptional contributions in research, teaching, and service.
America’s racist housing rules really can be fixed Vox.com 2/17/2021
This is the fourth time Kennetha has been homeless.
She and her husband have five kids, the youngest of whom is just 8. They’ve been threatened with truancy for keeping their cameras off during remote learning a grace they hoped would spare themselves some privacy over their living situation. At 37, Kennetha is haunted by an unfinished bachelor’s degree that has left her nothing but debt. Digging herself out of a financial hole has felt like a full-time job. Being without a stable home doesn’t help.
“It feels like we’re an expendable family hopeless and voiceless,” she told me.
Massachusettsâ public schools are highly segregated. Itâs time we treated that like the crisis it is
The Bay State hasnât demonstrated any real urgency around integration in decades. Millions of children have paid the price.
By David Scharfenberg Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2020, 3:05 a.m.
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In mid-August, a group called Policy for Progress commissioned a poll of Massachusetts voters.
The state, like the rest of the country, was in the midst of a racial reckoning. And the organization wanted to gauge public opinion on a crucial but often forgotten issue: school segregation.
A solid majority, it turned out â 55 percent â agreed that school segregation is a âbigâ or âsomewhat bigâ problem in the United States.