Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law Polly Price, author of Plagues in the Nation: How Epidemics Shaped America, sheds light on how the US has handled major outbreaks throughout history—from smallpox to COVID-19—and how we can use these lessons to prepare for the next one.
The casebook’s third edition will incorporate transformations caused by coronavirus.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court decided California v. Texas, the fifth Affordable Care Act (ACA) case to reach the court since the Act’s passage in 2010. California v. Texas asserted that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 rendered the ACA unconstitutional by amending it. The Supreme Court rejected the case on standing grounds.
Today, the US News and World Report’s 2022 ranking of "America’s Best Graduate Schools" was released, showing Emory Law ranked 29 among ABA-accredited law schools. Specialty rankings demonstrate Emory’s unique strengths in business – corporate law (22), constitutional law (24), contracts – commercial law (22), and health care law (23).
In the past year, at least half of the state legislatures proposed limiting governors' emergency powers. Defining when congressional oversight kicks in or public health takes over may be a good idea but "legislating in the midst of an emergency can be a very bad idea," Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law Polly Price tells Stateline.