Volunteer Lawyer Army Braces for Eviction Fight After Biden Plea

The volunteer army of lawyers gearing up nationwide to fight eviction filings, fill out aid applications for renters, and mediate landlord disputes is racing to keep people in their homes after federal efforts fell short.

A long-feared wave of individual eviction cases is likely to hit courts across the country after the Supreme Court rejected the president’s last-ditch effort to protect hundreds of thousands of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the pandemic.

After its loss in court, the Justice Department is asking legal aid groups to school big law attorneys and legal students on how to counsel ...