Constitutional Contagion

Auteur

Wendy E. Parmet is a George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews University Distinguish Professor of law at Northeastern University. Her books include The Health of Newcomers: Immigration, Health Policy and The Case for Global Solidarity with Patricia Illingworth (2017).

Résumé
This book examines Supreme Court decisions, legal history, and public health theory to show how the Supreme Court stymied efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explores how the Court's pre-pandemic decisions left the United States especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and other health threats.