The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique questions and challenges, including what kind of leaders are necessary in this current crisis. The Hon. James E. Baker’s article highlights the need for leaders during the pandemic and the principles that can apply to the both the legal and policy responses to this current public health crisis. In… Continue reading Leadership in a Time of Pandemic: Act Well the Given Part
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The Roles of the State and Federal Governments in a Pandemic
Emily Berman’s paper explores the ways in which existing law and policy envision distinct pandemic-response roles for the state and federal governments, and distinct powers to fulfill those roles. It examines the United States’ coronavirus response and argues that the federal government failed to bring the full range of its powers to bear—and indeed, that… Continue reading The Roles of the State and Federal Governments in a Pandemic
Emergency Powers, Real and Imagined: How President Trump Used and Failed to Use Presidential Authority in the COVID-19 Crisis
Can a president abuse emergency powers by not using them? Elizabeth Goitein explains that President Trump has utilized aggressive rhetoric and claimed the powers of the president during an emergency are absolute. Yet he has been restrained to a fault when deploying emergency powers to address the COVID-19 national health crisis. His approach to emergency… Continue reading Emergency Powers, Real and Imagined: How President Trump Used and Failed to Use Presidential Authority in the COVID-19 Crisis