Friday, April 10, 2020

COVID-19 v. The Constitution

Join famed Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky online for a look at the COVID-19 response and constitutional issues



Join judges from all over the country for this discussion of potential constitutional issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic response. Attorneys are also welcome to participate. This no-cost webcast will be presented by The National Judicial College in partnership with the Appellate Judges Education Institute. Click the link to register. If you haven’t done so already, you’ll have to establish a free account with the College. It’s a one-time process and takes only a few minutes.

A Constitutional Examination of the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Tuesday, April 14, 2020  |  Noon Pacific, 3 p.m. Eastern

What can courts do in the face of a pandemic? What are the constitutional limitations of state action? Can a health department quarantine an entire area of a city or municipality? Renowned constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law, will answer these and many other questions from an esteemed panel of the state judiciary including Chief Justice George W. Draper III (MO) and Justice Sabrina Shizue McKenna (HI).

This webcast is offered in partnership with the Appellate Judges Education Institute.