Sanford V Levinson’s faculty profile
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The Washington Post May 20, 2020
If Trump and Pence both get very sick, it’s not clear who would be president
Professor Sanford Levinson wrote an article about who would be the leader of the United States if both Trump and Pence came down with serious cases of coronavirus.
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American Constitution Society April 4, 2020
Forced Closing of Houses of Worship During the Coronavirus: Both Legal and Right
Professor Sanford Levinson co-authored an article that was published for the American Constitution Society which argued that it is legal and of high necessity to enforce church closures in order to ensure a vast decrease in the spread of the coronavirus.