U.S. District Judge Sandra Feuerstein of the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday expressed skepticism about some requirements of New York’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium law, but she nevertheless declined to enter the temporary restraining order requested by the plaintiffs, a group of New York landlords.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partners Akiva Shapiro and Randy Mastro, who are representing the landlords, have argued that the law violates the landlords’ First Amendment rights by compelling them “to disseminate government messages with which they disagree,” namely, the New York Unified Court System’s hardship declaration form, to tenants.
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