The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a part of New York state’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium. New York state’s moratorium, in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been extended twice and is set to expire on Aug. 31. In a 6–3 decision, the court granted an emergency request sought by a group of landlords to lift the ban on most tenant evictions in the state, while litigation over the dispute continues. The court ruled that New York state cannot enforce a part in a state law that prevents tenants from being evicted if they submit a form telling the state they suffered economically, or that moving would risk their health, amid the pandemic. “This scheme violates the Court’s longstanding teaching that ordinarily ‘no man can be a judge in his own case,’ consistent with the Due Process Clause,” the court wrote in a brief, unsigned opinion. The state …