The Week in Health Law

241. Safety Net Support for Children and Families.

Sarah de Guia of ChangeLab Solutions is joined by Sharon Terman from legal aid at work, and Danilo Trisi from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The participants have a broad-ranging discussion about the safety net, what the Biden...

240. State Efforts to Restrict Public Health Powers.

Professor Wendy Parmet, Northeastern University School of Law, Lori Tremmel Freeman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and Jill Krueger, the director of the Network for Public Law’s Northern...

239. International Lessons Learned.

I am joined by Professor Anniek de Ruijter Professor of European Law at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Professor Andrew Noymer, University of California, Irvine, and Professor Nils Hoppe, the Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences at Leibniz...

238. Global Vaccine Sharing.

Jorge Contreras, Professor of Law, University of Utah, Brook Baker, Professor of Law, Northeastern University, and Ana Santos Rutschman, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University discuss vaccine access, What are the technical obstacles to increasing vaccine access? How are Intellectual...

237. The Shadow Docket.

Professor Scott Burris, Temple Law School, Professor Wendy Parmet, Northeastern University School of Law, and Professor Lance Gable, Wayne State College of Law discuss the “shadow docket,” the hundreds of cases (emergency orders and summary decisions) decided by the Supreme...

236. CDC as an Independent Agency.

Scott Burris, Professor of Law, Temple Law School, Christopher Robertson, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, and Gene Matthews, Network for Public Health Law discuss the current proposals to increase the independence of public health agencies such as...

235. A Safer, More Equitable Future.

This is a special episode of TWIHL that introduces our new report, Volume II of our COViD-19 Policy Playbook titled, Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Support for this report was generously provided by the de Beaumont Foundation,...

234. Privatizing Public Health.

Can private companies effectively serve public health functions? A panel discussion sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University featuring Lindsay F. Wiley, Professor of...

233. George #covidlawbriefing. A Pandemic Meets a Housing Crisis.

A Pandemic Meets a Housing Crisis. Sarah de Guia and Gregory Miao of ChangeLab Solutions, along with Courtney Lauren Anderson of Georgia State University, discuss how the pre-existing housing crisis has been exacerbated by its compounding eviction and public health...

232. George #covidlawbriefing. Data Policies and Governance.

Improving Data Collection and Management. Nicolas Terry of Indiana University, Wendy Parmet of Northeastern University, and Jessica L. Roberts of the University of Houston discuss the unique challenges created by the lack of public health data available to drive targeted...

231. George #covidlawbriefing. Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health.

Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health. Those battling mental illness and addiction have been uniquely hard-hit. Hear about what can be done to heal and recover. Nicolas Terry of Indiana University and Jill Krueger and Corey Davis both of...

230. George #covidlawbriefing. School Reopenings and Online Learning.

School Reopenings and Online Learning. It is increasingly clear that online learning--especially for younger children--has been one of the most difficult #COVID transitions, with levels of engagement, retention, and mental health plummeting. At the same time, more and more evidence...

229. George #covidlawbriefing. The Role of the Courts.

The Role of the Courts: Religious Exemptions and the legacy of Jacobson v. Massachusetts. Scott Burris of Temple University and Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas discuss the legacy of Jacobson, a seminal Supreme Court ruling on the power...

228. George #covidlawbriefing. Challenges of state-based pandemic responses.

As new variants spread throughout the country, Lance Gable of Wayne State University, Ross Silverman of Indiana University, and Jill Krueger of the Network for Public Health Law discuss the challenges of state-based pandemic responses and the centrality of interstate...

227. George #covidlawbriefing. Preemption, Public Health, and Equity.

Preemption, Public Health, and Equity in the Time of COVID-19. Sarah de Guia of ChangeLab Solutions, Kim Haddow of Local Solutions Support Center, and Sabrina Adler of ChangeLab Solutions in conversation on the role of preemption in the response to...

226. George #covidlawbriefing. Disinformation in the Pandemic.

Nicolas Terry of Indiana University, Wendy Parmet of Northeastern University, Timothy Caulfield of the University of Alberta, and Brian Castrucci of The de Beaumont Foundation discuss how public health disinformation and the framing of scientific fact as partisan opinion have...

225. George #covidlawbriefing. Biden’s First 100 Days.

Wendy Parmet of Northeastern University, Scott Burris of Temple University, and Dara Lieberman of Trust for America’s Health discuss what immediate executive actions the Biden administration can take to tackle the COVID pandemic during the first 100 days. The Biden...

224. George #covidlawbriefing. Equitable Vaccine Distribution.

Equitable Vaccine Distribution: Essential Workers and Scarce Resources. A conversation featuring Lance Gable of Wayne State University, Tara Sklar of the University of Arizona, and Ruqaiijah Yearby of St. Louis University. They discuss how to achieve equitable vaccine distribution and...

223. George #covidlawbriefing. Vaccine Distribution.

Though COVID vaccine production is ramping up, the U.S. is lagging well behind schedule in distributing and administering available vaccines. Efforts at the state level are being further hampered by slapdash attempts at coordination and a growing resistance to receiving...

222. George #covidlawbriefing. Lessons from Europe.

A conversation featuring Scott Burris of Temple University, Nicolas Terry of Indiana University, Nicola Glover-Thomas of the University of Manchester, Dominique Sprumont of the University of Neuchâtel, Nils Hoppe of Leibniz University Hannover, and Anniek de Ruijter of the University...

221. George #covidlawbriefing. What Will Winter Bring?

Ruqaiijah Yearby of St. Louis University, Dr. Evan Anderson of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michael Sinha of Harvard University Medical School and Northeastern University discuss the challenges of a worsening pandemic meeting an uncertain winter season, from dwindling...

220. George #covidlawbriefing. Vaccines, equity, & ethics.

A conversation featuring Sarah de Guia, Jewel Mullen, and Patricia Zettler, discussing the law and policy around vaccine regulation and equitable distribution as COVID-19 surges in late 2020.

219. George #covidlawbriefing. Should (and Could) the federal government call for a mask mandate?

A conversation featuring Wendy Parmet, Lindsay Wiley, and Lance Gable discussing the law and policy around mask mandates as COVID-19 surges in late 2020.

218. George #covidlawbriefing. SCOTUS, ACA, and Bidencare.

A conversation featuring @nicolasterry @nhuberfeld1 & Sara Rosenbaum @GWSMHS discussing the #SCOTUS #ACA case and the possible Biden legislative and regulatory agenda. Or watch the video here! https://www.pscp.tv/phlawwatch/1DXxyRmDdbNKM?t=20m19s

217. George #covidlawbriefing. Assessing the Federal Response to the Pandemic and What Should Happen Next.

A conversation featuring @abgutman @scottburrisphlr & David Hyman @CatoInstitute, discussing the implications of the presidential election on the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the many policy promises made on the campaign trail to contain it.

216. Equity in All Policies. Guest, Sarah de Guia.

My special guest is Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer of ChangeLab Solutions. Sarah earned her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining...

215. Recent Advances in Medical Device Regulation. Guests, Timo Minssen, Helen Yu, Janos Meszaros, Christopher Robertson, and Preeti Mehrotra.

This is the last of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation,” a podcast miniseries created to replace the 2020 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These episodes highlight a selection...

214. Technological Advancements & Medical Device Regulation. Guests, Nicholson Price, Craig Konnoth, Carmel Shachar, Anthony P. Weiss, and Barbara Evans.

This is the second of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation,” a podcast miniseries created to replace the 2020 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These episodes highlight a selection...

213. Ethical Issues in Development of a COVID-19 Vaccine. Guests, Tara Sklar & Arthur Caplan.

212. Substance Use Privacy Before & After CARES. Guests, Kirk Nahra & Melissa Goldstein.

A returning fan favorite is Kirk Nahra, a PARTNER and Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice at Wilmer Hale in DC. He has been a leading authority on privacy and cybersecurity matters for more than two decades. Mr. Nahra...

211. Future of Medical Device Regulation. Guests, Carmel Shachar, Glen Cohen, Matthew Herder, Christoper Robertson, and Ross Silverman.

This is the first of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation,” a podcast miniseries created to replace the 2020 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These episodes highlight a selection...

210. George #covidlawbriefing. Take-Aways and Things to Think About, with Scott Burris, Lance Gable, Wendy Parmet, and Nicolas Terry.

209. George #covidlawbriefing. Domestic Violence, with Margo Lindauer and Leo Beletsky.

208. George #covidlawbriefing. Law and Political Economy, with Gregg Gonsalves, Amy Kapczynski, and Leo Beletsky.

207. George #covidlawbriefing. Equitable Enforcement, with Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, Jessica Breslin, and Katie Hannon Michel.

206. George #covidlawbriefing. Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with Claudia Haupt and Abraham Gutman.

205. George #covidlawbriefing. Vulnerable Workers, with Seema Mohapatra, Ruqaiijah Yearby, and Wendy Parmet.

204. George #covidlawbriefing. Preemption, with Derek Carr, Kim Haddow, and Sabrina Adler.

203. George #covidlawbriefing. The Wisconsin Decision, with Scott Burris, Lance Gable, Wendy E. Parmet, and Nicolas Terry.

202. George #covidlawbriefing. Workplace Safety, with Emily Spieler and Wendy Parmet.

201. George #covidlawbriefing. Food Supply Chain & Shortages, with Steph Tai and Lance Gable.

200. George #covidlawbriefing. Election Concerns, with Rebecca Green, PhilipRocco, and Nicolas Terry.

199. George #covidlawbriefing. Liability Shields, with Nicolas Terry, Timothy Lytton, and Lance Gable.

198. George #covidlawbriefing. Human Subject Research, with Jennifer Bard, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Scott Burris.

197. George #covidlawbriefing. Law Enforcement, with Alexander McClelland and Leo Beletsky.

196. George #covidlawbriefing. Surveillance, with Annie Boustead, Jennifer Oliva, and Ben Boudreaux.

195. George #covidlawbriefing. Race and Bias, Dayna Matthew and Scott Burris.

194. George #covidlawbriefing. Immigration, Wendy Parmet, Medha Makhlouf, and Nicolas Terry.

193. George #covidlawbriefing. Abortion Exceptionalism, Maya Manian, Seema Mohapatra, and Rachel Rebouché.

192. George #covidlawbriefing. Laws of Unlocking, Lindsay Wiley and Scott Burris.