Overview Macklin v. Arkansas Department of Human Services (Arkansas Supreme Court, June 24, 2021): After a lower court denied a mother’s request to prevent the…
Overview California v. Texas (U.S. Supreme Court, June 17, 2021): In a brief, 7-2 majority Opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected all constitutional and other…
Overview Death by suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24. Certain youth populations, children and young people, are particularly…
This resource provides an overview of legislative and executive actions targeting school mask mandates and vaccine requirements.
Overview Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. v. Reynolds (Iowa Supreme Court, June 30, 2021): Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (PPH) challenged an Iowa statute…
Overview The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration (U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, July 6, 2021): The U.S. Court…
Overview Last summer, as the disparities in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continued to worsen and amid racial justice protests following the murder of George…
In this Q&A, Betsy Lawton, senior staff attorney at the Network’s Northern Region Office, discusses some of the key elements in the chapter she authored, “COVID-19 Illustrates Need to Close the Digital Divide.”
Overview More than two million eviction cases are filed against tenants each year in the United States. That’s roughly one eviction filing every four minutes.
Overview The consequences of eviction do not end with a tenant’s removal from their home. Many tenants fail to recognize that a trip to housing…
Overview Eviction is costly and damaging for all parties involved. For tenants, “[e]viction is a cause, not just a condition, of poverty,” precipitating a “spiral…
This fact sheet outlines efforts, both legislative and other, to evaluate and improve public health authority and emergency response in the aftermath of the pandemic.
