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COVID-19 in American Prisons: Solitary Confinement is Not the Solution*

Nov 19, 2020

Nicole B. Godfrey** & Laura L. Rovner*** Full Article. Introduction I. Solitary Confinement and its Harms II. The Harms of the COVID-19 Pandemic to Incarcerated People III. Solitary and the COVID-19 Pandemic A. The Muddled Eighth Amendment Doctrine B.…

The Prop 123 Debate: A Class of Its Own

Nov 19, 2020

By Jacinda Stephens. In July 2020, a heated debate over Proposition 123 (“Prop 123”) came to a close when the Ninth Circuit overturned a U.S. District Court decision on the matter. A year earlier, in March 2019, the U.S. District…

Mental Health and the Aged in the Era of COVID-19*

Nov 17, 2020

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer** Full Article. I. Introduction II. A Policy of Disposable Oldsters and the effects of Isolation A. Elder-Oriented CoVid Policies B. The Culture of the Disposable Elderly III. Stress and Quarantine–a Cause and a Marker for Disease A.…

Beyond the ACA and ADA: When Access to Healthcare is Limited by Ableism

Nov 17, 2020

By Elyse Pendergrass.Access to healthcare has become a touchstone topic in recent elections, with arguments for and against Medicare for All taking center stage. However, there are groups of people for which a single-payer healthcare system would not remedy inequities…

Is Being Shot in the Torso a Seizure? A Conservative Court Argues Against Traditional Fourth Amendment Interpretations in Torres v. Madrid

Nov 11, 2020

By Jillian Knox.Is there a Fourth Amendment “seizure” when police shoot a fleeing suspect who is injured by the bullets but does not stop? On October 14, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument for Torres v. Madrid,…

Enabling the Best Interests Factors*

Nov 11, 2020

By Adrián E. Alvarez** Full Article. I. Introduction II. ORR’s Use of Admissions of Prior Gang Affiliation in Therapy Sessions III. The Best Interests of the Child and Access to Mental Health Services A. Best Interests of the Child…

Employees or Independent Contractors? Uber and Lyft Avoid Reclassifying Their Drivers

Nov 10, 2020

By Nyla Knox.Gig Economy giants Uber and Lyft have undoubtably transformed our society. The self-proclaimed tech platforms have provided a flexible work option to about two million drivers in the United States, who are afforded flexibility and discretion in creating…

How Blockchain Will Transform Your Legal Practice

Nov 08, 2020

By Gideon Cionelo.Blockchain is a relatively new technology that is taking the world by storm. Almost every major government and Fortune 500 company is studying this technology as its potential uses in every-day life expand. The legal profession will not…

COVID-19 and Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Tragic Realities and Cautious Hope*

Nov 08, 2020

Samuel J. Levine** Full article. I. Introduction—The COVID-19 Crisis II. Tragic Realities III. Conclusion—Cautious Hope I. Introduction—The COVID-19 Crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has cast the United States, along with the rest of the world, into a time of crisis…

Doctors “On-Call”: Federal Waivers During COVID-19 Lead to Telehealth Expansion in Arizona

Nov 04, 2020

By Hanna Reinke. From the early months of 2020, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc all across the world. In September, the United States alone surpassed a staggering 200,000 deaths related to the virus. While public health experts continue to work feverishly…