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The Legal And Medical Necessity Of Abortion Care Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Greer Donley, Beatrice Chen, Sonya Borrero

Articles

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states have ordered the cessation of non-essential healthcare. Unfortunately, many conservative states have sought to capitalize on those orders to halt abortion care. In this short paper, we argue that abortion should not fall under any state’s non-essential healthcare order. Major medical organizations recognize that abortion is essential healthcare that must be provided even in a pandemic, and the law recognizes abortion as a time-sensitive constitutional right. Finally, we examine the constitutional arguments as to why enforcing these orders against abortion providers should not stand constitutional scrutiny. We conclude that no public health purpose …

Civil Rights And Civil Liberties In A Crisis: A Few Pages Of History, Thomas E. Baker

Faculty Publications

Tribute to Judge Procter Hug of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, based on a talk adapted from Thomas E. Baker's At War With the Constitution: A History Lesson from the Chief Justice, 14 BYU J. Pub.L. 69 (1999).

It is but a truism that the powers of the government are greatest when the Nation is at war. All of our wartime Commanders-in-Chief have conducted themselves based on this belief. For its part, the Supreme Court has acquiesced in draconian measures undertaken by the Executive that would not be permitted during peacetime. The lasting problem …

Developments In Civil Liberties: 1984-85 Term, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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1983-84 Current Developments In Civil Liberties, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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Current Developments In Civil Liberties, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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Civil Liberties: Current Developments In The Seventh Circuit Regarding First Amendment, Procedural Due Process, Employment Discrimination And The Enforcement Of Civil Rights, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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Civil Liberties: Adherence To Established Principles, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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Civil Liberties Repression: Fact Or Fiction?, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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Article prepared for "Perspective" section of Richmond Times Dispatch as response to article by AP newsfeature writer Bernard Gavzer.