Constitutional contagion : COVID, the courts and public health / Wendy Parmet, Northeastern University, Boston.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023Description: xii, 235 pagesISBN: 9781009098335; 9781009096157Subject(s): COVID-19 (Disease)DDC classification: 344.7304362/4144 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Introduction : disaster awaits -- A new approach -- Salus populi suprema lex -- The end of salus populi -- COVID comes to court -- The mandate wars -- An asymmetry of rights -- An unequal pandemic -- The infodemic -- An unhealthy polity -- Conclusion : "a republic, if you can keep it".
"Written for a broad audience, this book looks at Supreme Court decisions, legal history, and public health theory to tell the story of how the Supreme Court stymied efforts to control the pandemic, as well as how its pre-pandemic decisions left the United States especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and other health threats"--
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