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"Written for a broad audience, this book looks at Supreme Court decisions, legal history, and public health theory to tell the story of how the Supreme Court stymied efforts to control the pandemic, as well as how its pre-pandemic decisions left the United States especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and other health threats"--
List of contents
Introduction: Disaster Awaits; 1. A New Approach; 2. Salus Populi Suprema Lex; 3. The End of Salus Populi; 4. COVID Comes to Court; 5. The Mandate Wars; 6. An Asymmetry of Rights; 7. An Unequal Pandemic; 8. The Infodemic; 9. An Unhealthy Polity; Conclusion: 'A Republic, If You Can Keep It'.
About the author
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).
Summary
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.
