As evictions loom, lawyers are gearing up to help

Just a few weeks ago, Jessie Reed was worried about being evicted from her Omaha, Nebraska, apartment with her three young children. Her landlord had already tried to force her out in May when she stopped paying rent after quitting her job at an Omaha Steaks warehouse. One of her children has severe asthma, and Reed was worried she would unwittingly catch the coronavirus at work and transmit it.But in June, a legal aid lawyer convinced a local judge that Reed was protected by a federal moratoriu