A federal judge in Washington D.C. ruled that the recently extended eviction moratorium can continue.

Two landlord groups sued to end the emergency measure, which was initiated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. But on Friday, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said that while she had misgivings about the moratorium’s legality, her hands were tied by precedent. In the spring, a higher court ruled that it was legal.

Landlords took the case all the way to the Supreme Court, which also upheld the ban on evictions. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he’d block any extension. Despite that warning, the Biden administration yielded to progressive pressure and prolonged the moratorium to October.

Friday’s ruling is a win for the millions of Americans who have fallen behind on their rent, but more litigation is likely. The landlord groups that were unsuccessful in Friedrich’s court are all but certain to appeal.