Reuters
In four U.S. state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus — 96% without symptoms
Professor Michele Deitch offers her expertise on prison oversight in a Reuters article about how the states with the largest prison populations are approaching the rapidly rising cases of Covid-19 in prisons.
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The New York Times
Missouri Pork Plant Workers Say They Can’t Cover Mouths to Cough
Professor Thomas McGarity was quoted in a New York Times article regarding a lawsuit filed against a Smithfield Food plant for its failure to protect workers from coronavirus infection.
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CNN
Supreme Court says Clean Water Act applies to some groundwater pollution
Professor Stephen Vladeck’s was interviewed in a CNN article regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling that the Clean Water Act requires federal government regulation on groundwater pollutants.
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Los Angeles Times
Do coronavirus social distancing orders violate religious freedom? Local pastors say yes
Professor Lawrence Sager was quoted about the strength of California churches’ case to claim that coronavirus social distancing orders are unconsitutitional religious discrimination in an article from the Los Angeles Times.
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The Washington Post
Trump says his ‘authority is total.’ Constitutional experts have ‘no idea’ where he got that.
In a Washington Post article about Trump claiming he has “ultimate authority” when questioned about reopening the country, Professor Robert Chesney was quoted about how the Constitution contradicts Trump’s statements.
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National Review
The Government’s COVID-19 Failures Are an Argument against Medicare for All
Professor Charles Silver co-authored an article that was published in National Review which argues that the realities of the effects of the coronavirus in the U.S. should prove that Medicare For All will not help the country in crises such as this one.
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American Constitution Society
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.
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