Law And The Pandemic

Hosted ByDrew Amerson & Areca Smit

COVID-19 Legal Coverage and Perspectives from UC Hastings Law.


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A California Bar Exam Like None Before It

Today we speak with class of 2020 alums Cindy Muro and Shandyn Pierce about their experiences transitioning to online learning and sheltering in place during their last semester of law school, and the unique challenge of taking the California State…

How COVID-19 in California Prisons Still Affects You

Today, we speak with Professor Hadar Aviram to learn the latest developments in the fight to stem the outbreak of COVID-19 in California prisons, which have become hotspots for community transmission. She advocates for substantially reducing prison…

Rebuilding Trust in the FDA and the CDC

Today, we speak with Professor Dorit Reiss about waning public confidence in the FDA and the CDC—agencies crucial to managing the pandemic. Increasingly, Professor Reiss focuses her research on legal and policy issues related to vaccines, school…

Overview of the Perkins Coie Estate Planning for Front-Line Health Care Workers Clinic

In this episode, we speak with Perkins Coie attorneys Paula Goodwin and Jody Bryson about their pro bono project to provide estate planning to the health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Paula Goodwin is an alumna of UC…