This resource summarizes the characteristics of naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Overview 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | July 29, 2021While the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health policy remains to be seen,…
Overview City and County of San Francisco v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, April 8, 2021): The 9th Circuit refused…
Overview Torres v. Madrid et al. (U.S. Supreme Court, March 25, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court expanded the definition of a Fourth Amendment seizure in a…
Overview 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET | June 24, 2021Nationwide, state and local public health officials working to protect the public from COVID-19 are on…
Overview Jones v. Mississippi (U.S. Supreme Court, April 22, 2021): In a majority opinion drafted by Justice Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court held by 6–3 that juveniles…
In this webinar, presenters will describe the nature of the laws being announced from the judicial bench or proposed in state legislatures, the process by which they are being formulated in every level and branch of government, and the principles that should guide legal developments as we seek to balance the facts, expert opinion, and civic participation, as well as guard against harmful unforeseen consequences.
Overview EEOC v. West Meade Place LLP (U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, February 6, 2021): The Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision which held…
Overview Young v. Hawai’i (U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, March 24, 2021): In a 7-4 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Hawai’i’s limits…
Overview United States v. Rattini et al. (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, March 5, 2021): Judge McFarland denied an opioid distributor, two former executives,…
In addressing questions regarding executive decision-making, we use the following general approach. Michigan’s Public Health Code grants public health officials considerable discretion to protect the public against communicable disease and environmental health threats. To exercise their broad grant of authority, the executive must ask three key questions: Can I? Must I? Should I?
Overview Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (Supreme Court of the United States, June 28, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a 4th Circuit…
