Today in Supreme Court History: August 12

Aug 12, 2025
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Chrysafis v. Marks, 141 S.Ct. 2482 (decided August 12, 2021): Court stays New York’s Covid eviction moratorium statute; holds that landlords must be given chance to challenge tenants’ self-certification of hardship (issue became moot three weeks later when statute was revised to allow challenge)

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