Latinos for Trump v. Sessions

Filing 1

COMPLAINT AND APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14386818). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Latinos for Trump. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of State Governors and Secretaries of State, #2 Exhibit 2 - Cain Declaration 20210118, #3 Exhibit 3 - Global Risk Analysis: Special Report, #4 Exhibit 4-1, #5 Exhibit 4-2, #6 Exhibit 4-3, #7 Exhibit 4-4, #8 Exhibit 4-5, #9 Exhibit 4-6, #10 Exhibit 4-7, #11 Exhibit 4-8, #12 Exhibit 4-9, #13 Exhibit 4-10, #14 Exhibit 4-11, #15 Exhibit 4-12, #16 Exhibit 4-13, #17 Exhibit 4-14, #18 Exhibit 4-15, #19 Exhibit 4-16, #20 Exhibit 4-17, #21 Exhibit 4-18, #22 Exhibit 4-19, #23 Exhibit 4-20, #24 Exhibit 4-21, #25 Exhibit 4-22, #26 Exhibit 4-23, #27 Exhibit 4-24, #28 Exhibit 4-25)(Davis, Paul)

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Evictions During COVID-19: 

Toplines 

This didn’t have to happen. People are being kicked out of their homes with nowhere to go 
because of Republicans on the Texas Supreme Court and in Washington D.C.  

Trump and Republicans are utterly disconnected from the pain and suffering of so many 
families. 
The Republican Texas Supreme Court is why these evictions are taking place.​ The 
Republican Court ​ruled ​that evictions and debt collections could resume by May 19. The 
ruling, led by Chief Justice Hecht, came as nearly 2 million Texans filed for unemployment.  
Six months into this crisis, more than 29 million Americans — 1 in 5 workers — are receiving 
unemployment assistance as mass layoffs continue.  

An estimated 40 million Americans are at risk of eviction.​ This could be the most severe 
housing crisis we have ever faced as a nation. 

On September 1, the ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the 
issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt 
residential evictions​ to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. However, it is unclear what 
this means for Texans who face eviction because of the Texas Supreme Court.  

DOs and DON’Ts 

DO​ share the stories of those being evicted. See CNN’s Harris County eviction story. 
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DO​ talk about how we need eviction relief because of how many families have lost their 
jobs. An estimated 40 million Americans are at risk of eviction.​ This could be the most 
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severe housing crisis we have ever faced as a nation. 

DON’T​ let Republicans turn this into a “reopening” the economy debate. Millions are 
unemployed RIGHT NOW. They can’t wait.  

DO​ talk about how we are in this situation because of the Republican Texas Supreme 
Court. The Republican Texas Supreme Court ruled that evictions and debt collection could 
resume way too early.  

DO ​talk about how we need Republicans in Washington D.C. to do their jobs and pass 
meaningful relief for Americans who are unemployed and facing evictions. 

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29 Million Americans on Unemployment in Trump’s Recession 

Trump and Republicans are utterly disconnected from the pain and suffering of so many 
families. Six months into this crisis, more than 29 million Americans — 1 in 5 workers — are 
receiving unemployment assistance as mass layoffs continue. 

1.6 million workers filed for some form of jobless aid last week. For 24 weeks, more workers 
have filed unemployment claims than any week during any previous recession.  

Trump and Republicans mismanagement of the coronavirus has cost nearly 13 million 
Americans their jobs and forced more than 100,000 small businesses to close for good. 

Trump cut aid that unemployed workers need to pay the bills while proposing new tax cuts 
for the top 1% and wealthy investors. 

On September 1, the ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the 
issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt 
residential evictions​ to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. However, it is unclear what 
this means for Texans who face eviction because of the Texas Supreme Court.  

COVID-19 Evictions 
On March 19 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court halted 
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eviction and debt-collection proceedings. However, the Republican Texas Supreme Court 
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reversed course and ruled ​that evictions and debt collections could resume by May 19. 
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The ruling, led by Chief Justice Hecht, came as nearly 2 million Texans filed for 
unemployment.  
This callous ruling stood until September 4, when the CDC ​overrode that decision​ to bar 
most evictions through the end of the year.  
Tenants’ advocates ​warned​ that “there will be a surge of evictions and a surge of people 
losing their eviction cases and unprecedented homelessness as a result” of the moratorium 
being lifted.  
“Tenants will have their lives upended as a result of evictions, landlords may have an 
increase in empty units they can't fill and cities will have a homelessness crisis on their 
hands.”  
“The​ ​economic downturn​ created by the need to stop the spread of the virus is going to 
leave countless Texas households scrambling to pay back-rent and fees after moratoriums 

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lift in a state that so far hasn't created any sort of housing relief fund for its residents, even 
though some local governments have.”  
Hecht justified his decision by claiming that​ “the state’s trying to reopen. and we’re are [sic] 
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all going to have to deal fully with the hard issues that we face,” he added. “These issues are 
hard on everyone — tenants, landlords, society, everyone.”

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