Law And The Pandemic

Hosted ByDrew Amerson & Areca Smit

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


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How the Pandemic and Racism Collide

Today we speak with Professor Sarah Hooper about why communities of color are hospitalized and dying at disproportionately higher rates and what we can do to mitigate this serious issue.  Professor Hooper is Executive Director of the UCSF/UC…

Who’s the liability? A look at COVID-19 Waivers

Today, we speak with Professor Shanin Specter about liability waivers and whether they are a viable legal strategy or simply a deterrence tactic. Professor Specter has been teaching at UC Hastings Law since 2017 and is a founding partner of Kline…

Pandemic or Pretext? Changes to the US Asylum System

Today, we speak with Professor Karen Musalo about changes to the U.S. asylum system since the pandemic hit. Professor Musalo is the founding director of the UC Hastings Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic….

An Overview of the UC Hastings Transition to Online Education and the What’s to Come

Today, we speak with Professor Abe Cable about how UC Hastings Law had to suddenly adapt to the pandemic and the implications for Fall 2020 and beyond. Professor Cable is the Faculty Director of Online Legal Education at UC Hastings Law. This past…

Bank Accounts for All – The Federal Reserve Could Get It Done

Today, we speak with Professor John Crawford about the role of the Federal Reserve in managing the financial fallout from the pandemic and his proposal that the Fed should provide a bank account to every American. Professor Crawford’s current…