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Supreme Court Impacts in Public Health Law: 2022-2023

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2023

James G. Hodge Jr. ,
Leila Barraza ,
Jennifer L. Piatt ,
Erica N. White ,
Summer Ghaith ,
Samantha Hollinshead ,
Lauren Krumholz ,
Madisyn Puchebner  and
Emma Smith
James G. Hodge Jr.
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Leila Barraza
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, PHOENIX, AZ, USA.
Jennifer L. Piatt
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Erica N. White
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Summer Ghaith
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Samantha Hollinshead
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Lauren Krumholz
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Madisyn Puchebner
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Emma Smith
Affiliation:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ, USA
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Abstract

In another tumultuous term of the United States Supreme Court in 2022-2023 a series of critical cases implicate instant and forthcoming changes in multiple fronts that collectively shift the national public health law and policy environment.

Keywords

Supreme CourtConstitutionPublic HealthAgency DeferenceVaccinations
Type
Columns: Public Health and the Law
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 51 , Issue 3: Seeking Reproductive Justice in the Next 50 Years , Fall 2023 , pp. 684 - 688
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© 2023 The Author(s)

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About This Column

James G. Hodge, Jr., J.D., LL.M., serves as the section editor for Public Health and the Law. He is the Peter Kiewit Foundation Professor of Law and Director, Center for Public Health Law and Policy, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU).

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