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PROCLAMATION ON NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2030 |
(10/30/2020) |
During National Native American Heritage Month, we honor the storied legacy of American Indians and Alaska Natives in our Nation. Their cherished legacy, rich cultures, and heroic history of military service inspire us all. This month, as we recommit to supporting Native American Tribes and people, we resolve to work side-by-side with their leaders to secure stronger, safer communities and preserve their sacred heritage for future generations. In recognition of the importance of Indian Country to the cultural identity of our Nation and the strength of our economy, my Administration has taken... |
2020 |
Regulations (Proposed & Adopted) |
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PROCLAMATION ON NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2031 |
(11/11/2020) |
Under Secs. 40-43 of House Bill 4212, passed by the Oregon Legislature in the First Special Session of 2020, HB 4212 requires OHA to adopt rules: 1) Requiring a health provider to: a) Collect encounter data for COVID-19 related services on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written language, English proficiency, interpreter needs and disability status in accordance with the standards adopted by the authority under ORS 413.161; b) Report the data in accordance with rules adopted under ORS 433.004 for the reporting of diseases. These rules establish uniform standards and practices for the... |
2020 |
Regulations (Proposed & Adopted) |
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PROCLAMATION ON NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2032 |
(12/2/2020) |
To provide flexibility for certain regulatory requirements in response to the COVID-19 crisis. |
2020 |
Regulations (Proposed & Adopted) |
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PROCLAMATION ON NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2033 |
(12/3/2020) |
During National Native American Heritage Month, we honor the storied legacy of American Indians and Alaska Natives in our Nation. Their cherished legacy, rich cultures, and heroic history of military service inspire us all. This month, as we recommit to supporting Native American Tribes and people, we resolve to work side-by-side with their leaders to secure stronger, safer communities and preserve their sacred heritage for future generations. In recognition of the importance of Indian Country to the cultural identity of our Nation and the strength of our economy, my Administration has taken... |
2020 |
Regulations (Proposed & Adopted) |
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Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2020 |
White House (30-Oct-20) (10/30/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Duncan Fairgrieve , et. Al. |
Products in a Pandemic: Liability for Medical Products and the Fight Against COVID-19 |
11 European Journal of Risk Regulation 565 (9/9/2020) |
A multitude of medical products are being developed and produced as part of efforts to tackle COVID-19. They are varied in nature and range from test kits to tracing apps, protective equipment, ventilators, medicines and, of course, vaccines. The design, testing and manufacture of many of these products differs from production in normal times due... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race? |
36 No. 10 Westlaw Journal Pharmaceutical 02, Westlaw Journal Pharmaceutical (12/3/2020) |
Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway. The following is what we know about the race to deliver vaccines to help end the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 1.26 million lives... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jamie Langowski, et. Al. |
Qualified Renters Need Not Apply: Race and Housing Voucher Discrimination in the Metropolitan Boston Rental Housing Market |
28 Geo. Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy 35 (Fall, 2020) (2020) |
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have long had to navigate the barriers of racist laws, policies, and actions in housing. Housing discrimination perpetuates segregation and contributes to maintaining the status quo of disparities with respect to health inequities as well as income, wealth, and opportunity gaps. The COVID-19 pandemic has put... |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |
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Race and Ethnicity Data for Medicare Beneficiaries - December 2020 |
Health Care Compliance Reporter Rep. 7489105 (12/1/2020) |
Accurate, complete, and appropriately detailed race and ethnicity data for Medicare beneficiaries are critical to identifying and mitigating health disparities. As racial and ethnic disparities have emerged among those impacted by COVID-19, the availability and quality of data on race and ethnicity has garnered greater attention and scrutiny. This... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
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READOUT FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT'S DISCUSSION WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS ON COVID-19 |
(4/10/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Alexandra H. Farquhar |
REDEFINING THE TRIPS AGREEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE EN MASSE COMPULSORY LICENSING OF VACCINES & OTHER PHARMACEUTICALS FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 |
22 N.C. J. L. & Tech. 259, North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology (December, 2020); (Publication Name: North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology) (December, 2020) |
Globally, over 48 million cases and over one million deaths have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic at the time of this publication. Governments and pharmaceutical companies are simultaneously racing for effective treatments and vaccines against the deadly virus, giving rise to a vaccine nationalism in effort to claim a global monopoly on... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jonathan Rosenbloom '97 |
REDUCING RACIAL BIAS EMBEDDED IN LAND USE CODES |
2020 CityLand 1, CityLand (11/30/2020) |
Even though the Supreme Court struck down race-based land use controls over a hundred years ago in Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U.S. 60 (1917) it has long been known that zoning continues to create or increase racial and economic segregation. Today communities across the U.S. are reexamining their zoning regulations to create more equal, equitable, ... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jonathan Rosenbloom |
REDUCING RACIAL BIAS EMBEDDED IN LAND USE CODES |
26 CITYLAW 49 (10/29/2020) |
Even though the Supreme Court struck down race-based land use controls over a hundred years ago in Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U.S. 60 (1917) it has long been known that zoning continues to create or increase racial and economic segregation. Today communities across the U.S. are reexamining their zoning regulations to create more equal, equitable, ... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Relating to the Covid-19 Community Restrictions |
(12/15/2020) (TX Muni.) (12/15/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, AND MEMBERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE IN PRESS BRIEFING |
(4/10/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, AND MEMBERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE IN PRESS BRIEFING APRIL 7, 2020 |
(4/7/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing |
White House (10-Apr-20) (4/10/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing April 7, 2020 |
White House (7-Apr-20) (4/7/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER GEOFFREY STARKS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL WITH REP. YVETTE CLARKE ON THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 |
(4/14/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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Remarks of Fcc Chairman Ajit Pai to the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership Digital Inclusion Summit |
F.C.C. (3-Dec-20) (12/3/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Justine Coleman |
Rep. Gosar defends calling coronavirus 'Wuhan virus' after criticism |
The Hill (3/9/2020) |
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) defended calling the coronavirus the Wuhan virus when announcing his self-quarantine after critics accused him of racism and xenophobia. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Ariane Frosh |
REPRODUCING EQUALITY: HOW COVID-19 CAN STRENGTHEN ABORTION RIGHTS |
68 UCLA Law Review Discourse 80 (2020) (Abstract on Racism.org) (9/9/2020) |
States hostile to reproductive freedom have weaponized the COVID-19 pandemic to ban abortion in the name of public safety. Relying on heightened power the state typically exercises during an emergency, it can capitalize on public panic to achieve its policy goals. By laying bare the racial inequities of our healthcare systems and the opportunistic... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Joseph Maya, et. Al. |
Responsibilities and Rights of Employers and Employees During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
Labor Law Journal J. 7366407 (12/1/2020) |
JOSEPH MAYA, JULIA AUDIBERT, ZACHARY SIPALA, CAROLINE VANDIS, CALVIN CARSON, AND EMILY PRUDENTE, MAYA MURPHY P.C. ©2020 BY JOSEPH MAYA, JULIA AUDIBERT, ZACHARY SIPALA, CAROLINE VANDIS, CALVIN CARSON, AND EMILY PRUDENTE, MAYA MURPHY P.C. By Joseph Maya, Julia Audibert, Zachary Sipala, Caroline Vandis, Calvin Carson, and Emily Prudente, Maya... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
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Sample Resolutions, Proclamations, or Orders Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis |
-2020 |
A set of sample resolutions, proclamations, or orders declaring racism to be a public health crisis. This Checklist includes various resolutions, proclamations, or orders proposed or passed by local governments or state agencies |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Zack Budryk |
Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers |
The Hill (5/27/2020) |
Thirteen Democratic senators, led by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), on Tuesday, wrote a letter asking the Justice Department for details on what precautions are being taken against the coronavirus in juvenile detention centers. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jordain Carney |
Senate GOP expects vote on third coronavirus package next week |
The Hill (3/18/2020) |
Senate Republicans say they expect to vote next week on the third coronavirus funding package as they race to negotiate and draft the bill. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic |
2020 WL 3069623 (6/10/2020) |
The Senate Banking Committee channeled the nation's concerns about racial disparities and COVID-19 into an oversight hearing with federal housing regulators Tuesday. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Daniela Tenjido |
Shut up and Dribble: the Racial Subordination of the Black Professional Athlete |
33 St. Saint Thomas Law Review 27 (Fall, 2020) (2020) |
Most popular sports in the U.S. today are dominated by Black athletes. The professional Black athlete today has opportunities that the majority of his non-athlete counterparts do not. Judging objectively, professional Black athletes made it. Lucrative lifestyles and international fame, however, has come at a high price in recent years. In the era... |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |
| Victoria Bethel |
State Medicaid Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring and Interactive Communication Will Help Reduce Health Care Gap among Black and White People with Preexisting Conditions That Put Them at Increased Risk of Severe Illness from Covid-19 |
30 Annals Annals of Health Law Advance Directive 129 (Fall, 2020) (2020) |
In the United States, black people with preexisting conditions are disproportionately facing the COVID-19 death sentence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of August 2020, black people have a 2.6 times higher contraction rate, 4.7 times higher hospitalization rate, and 2.1 times higher death rate from COVID-19 than... |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |
| Pamela Wolf, J.D. |
STATE REGULATIONS-MARYLAND-COALITION PRESSES GOVERNOR TO MANDATE TEMPORARY STANDARD TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM COVID-19 |
Wolters Kluwer Employment Law Daily (9/1/2020) |
The organizations argue that an emergency temporary standard is necessary given the absence of an infectious disease standard and the state OSHA's failure so far to act. A coalition of worker rights and anti-poverty groups, faith leaders, environmental organizations, and public health professionals is calling on Republican Governor Larry Hogan to; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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STATEMENT BY SECRETARY STEVEN T. MNUCHIN ON THE PROVISION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND DOLLARS TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES |
Treas. SM-1029 (6/12/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Adrian Slipski |
STAYING HEALTHY IN A PANDEMIC: HOW THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY HAS STRENGTHENED BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE FOR CALIFORNIA'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS |
68 UCLA Law Review Discourse 176 (2020) (Abstract on Racism.org) (9/9/2020) |
COVID-19 has completely refashioned our healthcare landscape and day-to-day lives. During the pandemic, we have all transitioned to a new normal which includes remote work, navigating health insurance options after losing employment or becoming underemployed, and partaking in cautious outings outside of our homes equipped with face masks, gloves, ... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Dayna Bowen Matthew |
STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY: THE REAL COVID-19 THREAT TO AMERICA'S HEALTH AND HOW STRENGTHENING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CAN HELP |
108 Georgetown Law Journal 1679 (May, 2020) (5/1/2020) |
C1-3Table of Contents L1-2Introduction . L31679 I. A Brief Overview of Equal Protection Jurisprudence. 1689 a. equal protection in theory. 1690 b. unequal protection in practice. 1693 II. How Legal Inequality Affects Health Inequity. 1697 a. unequal protection from housing discrimination. 1698 b. unequal protection from pollution. 1702 c. unequal; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| J. Edward Moreno |
Surgeon general says African Americans are at 'higher risk' for coronavirus |
The Hill (4/7/2020) |
Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Tuesday said African Americans are at a higher risk during the coronavirus pandemic as numbers revealing a disparity in cases and deaths are beginning to emerge from states. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Catherine Powell , Camille Gear Rich |
THE "WELFARE QUEEN" GOES TO THE POLLS: RACE-BASED FRACTURES IN GENDER POLITICS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERSECTIONAL COALITIONS |
108 Georgetown Law Journal 105 (June, 2020) (6/1/2020) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 108 I. The Welfare Queen Goes to the Polls. 115 A. ORIGINS OF THE WELFARE QUEEN. 115 B. THE WELFARE QUEEN AT THE POLLS. 121 C. DISCURSIVE GOALS: THE WELFARE QUEEN AS A THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 125 1. The Right to Vote as a Scarce Resource. 126 2. Individual Malfeasance Versus Institutional Wrongdoing. 127 3; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Karishma Shah Page , Victoria K. Hamscho |
THE 2020 ELECTION AND THE HEALTH POLICY LANDSCAPE POST-COVID-19 |
22 No. 4 Journal of Health Care Compliance 31 (7/15/2020) |
The COVID-19 pandemic is poised to shape the health policy landscape as the country continues to grapple with the unprecedented health and economic impact of the pandemic. With the 2020 election only a few months away, the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the differences and potential impact of the policy priorities of not only President Donald; Feature THE 2020 ELECTION AND THE HEALTH POLICY LANDSCAPE POST- COVID- 19 Karishma Shah Page [FNa1] Victoria K. Hamscho [FNa2] Copyright © 2020; to play a central role in the 2020 election. The COVID- 19 pandemic has amplified the differences and potential impact of the; and policymakers on Capitol Hill, some of whom face competitive races this fall. Since late March, Congress has passed four coronavirus; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Dana R. Hermanson, et. Al. |
THE 2020/COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNAL AUDIT |
Warren Gorham & Lamont (8/17/2020) |
This article discusses key issues for internal auditors to consider during this unprecedented time, points internal auditors to resources that may be helpful in dealing with these issues, and poses questions to consider. Imagine that someone had asked you in early 2020: How would your organization respond if we were in a global pandemic, the; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE IS STILL IN PHASE 3 OF ITS COVID-19 ORDERS |
(6/19/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Mary Price |
The Compassionate Release Clearinghouse, Covid-19, and the Future of Criminal Justice |
35-FALL Criminal Justice 37 (Fall, 2020) (12/1/2020) |
This story is about compassionate release, COVID-19, and one effort to raise a pro bono army to release vulnerable prisoners. It is also about how the effort to free these prisoners has revealed deep fissures in our criminal justice system. This story is, above all, about what must be done to rescue the people who have fallen into these fissures... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Dorit Rubinstein Reiss |
The Covid-19 Vaccine Dilemma |
6 ALR Accord 49 (6-Dec-20) (12/6/2020) |
COVID-19 continues to lead to large numbers of deaths, harms, and financial costs. Without an effective vaccine, those will continue. The pressure to find a vaccine is high; and that pressure places a risk on the safeguards in place to assure that vaccines are safe and effective will be ignored. The United States has an extensive apparatus to... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Christian Sundquist |
The Future of Law Schools: Covid-19, Technology, and Social Justice |
53 Connecticut Law Review Online 1 (December, 2020) (12/1/2020) |
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare not only the social and racial inequities in society, but also the pedagogical and access to justice inequities embedded in the traditional legal curriculum. The need to re-envision the future of legal education existed well before the current pandemic, spurred by the shifting nature of legal practice as well as... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Raleigh D. Kalbfleisch |
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Legal Services |
33 DCBA Brief 14 (December, 2020) (12/1/2020) |
On March 13, 2020, the White House issued a Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak, known as SARS-CoV-2 (the virus). The COVID-19 pandemic has taken all nations on the planet by surprise and continues to drive the quest for efficient and effective remedies, both scientific and... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Niall Stanage |
The Memo: Political world grapples with long coronavirus shutdown |
The Hill (3/31/2020) |
Americans are coming to grips with the fact that there will be no quick end to the coronavirus crisis a realization that will shake up the 2020 presidential race in profound ways. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Niall Stanage |
The Memo: Trump's coronavirus briefings face criticism |
The Hill (3/24/2020) |
President Trumps daily press briefings on the coronavirus are facing a backlash from critics who say they are hindering rather than helping the nations efforts to combat the pandemic. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Niall Stanage |
The Memo: Trump's race tactics fall flat |
The Hill (7/7/2020) |
President Trump waded anew into racial controversy on Monday, criticizing NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag at its events. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jeff Thaler |
The next Surges Are Here: What Can American Governments Lawfully Do in Response to the Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic? |
42 Mitchell Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice 165 (Fall, 2020) (2020) |
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana The choice is not between order and liberty. It is between liberty with order and anarchy without either. There is danger that, if the Court does not temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom, it will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a... |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |
| Matthew Rimmer |
The Race to Patent the SARS Virus: The TRIPS Agreement and Access to Essential Medicines |
5 Melbourne Journal of International Law 335 (2020) (2020) |
This article considers the race to sequence the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus (the SARS virus') in light of the debate over patent law and access to essential medicines. Part II evaluates the claims of public research institutions in Canada, the United States, and Hong Kong, and commercial companies, to patent rights in respect of the; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Naomi Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton |
THE RISKS OF CRIMINALIZING COVID-19 EXPOSURE: LESSONS FROM HIV |
24 Human Rights Brief 5 (Summer, 2020) (9/14/2020) |
Introduction. 7 I. Background: A History of HIV Criminalization in the United States. 8 II. Analysis. 10 A. COVID-19 Criminalization Would Have Inequitable Impacts. 10 B. Prosecuting COVID-19 Exposure Absent Intent to Transmit Risks Broad Criminalization. 12 C. Potential Affirmative Defenses Are Not Equitably Available. 13 D. Criminalization May... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Paul C. Farr , et. Al. |
THE UTAH COURTS' RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
33-DEC Utah B.J. 21, Utah Bar Journal (11/30/2020) |
On March 11, 2020, the regular season basketball game between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder was cancelled, right at tipoff, as it was announced that a player, later determined to be Rudy Gobert, had tested positive for COVID-19. The following day the National Basketball Association, which had over $8.7 billion in revenue in 2019, ... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Nathaniel Weixel |
Tillis appears to reinforce question about COVID-19 death toll |
The Hill (9/24/2020) |
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday appeared to reinforce doubts about the total number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 after a woman called into a virtual town hall saying many of the fatalities include deaths from things like heart attacks and slip and falls."" |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |