All Articles tagged public health

• Justice Commentaries
  September 17, 2023 EDT
  THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A LEGAL REVIEW OF THE POWER TO EXPEL NONCITIZENS UNDER TITLE 42
  Michael Maio

  This Note delves into the legality, discriminatory use, and fabricated public health rationale of the Title 42 expulsion policy.

• General
  December 31, 2020 EDT
  BEHIND THE MASK: ANALYZING LEGAL POWERS TO MANDATE FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC PLACES AMID A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
  Benjamin Pomerance

  This article examines state and federal authority to mandate mask-wearing amid a public health crisis.

• New York Appeals
  February 13, 2015 EDT
  CAN NEW YORK CITY GOVERN ITSELF? THE INCONGRUITY OF THE COURT OF APPEALS’ RECENT CASES REGARDING REGULATION OF NEW YORK CITY BY NEW YORK CITY
  Roberta A. KaplanJacob H. Hupart

  This article attempts to reconcile New York Court of Appeals cases concerning whether regulations limited to New York City were appropriate under the New York State Constitution.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  November 11, 2011 EDT
  REMARKS: Former Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of Massachusetts
  Margaret H. Marshall

  Former Chief Justice Margarent H. Marshall's symposium remarks.

• General
  January 01, 2011 EDT
  S.O.S. FROM THE FDA: A CRY FOR HELP IN THE WORLD OF UNREGULATED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
  Joseph K. Dier

  This comment examines the numerous American statutes and regulatory framework surrounding the dietary supplement industry and concludes there is a need for new legislation and solutions.

• General
  May 08, 2009 EDT
  JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION: A STEP TOWARDS DECREASING HATE ATTACKS
  Kathleen A. Bantley

  This Article focuses on the impact that judicial decisions and legislative acts increasing the rights of gays and lesbians have on “hate crimes.”

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2009 EDT
  BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: THE GOODRIDGE DECISION AND MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS
  John M. Greaney

  These symposium remarks discuss the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision in Goodridge v. Dep't of Public Health.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2009 EDT
  TO HARM, TO VICTIMIZE, AND TO DESTROY: THE UGLY REASON WHY THE CHAMBERS MAJORITY OPINION WAS SO RIGHT
  Matthew J. Skinner

  This comment critically confronts the analysis used in the court’s majority opinion in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health.