Health

Vaccine mandates and injuries, emergency triage, unapproved drugs, and the legal fallout of COVID-19.

8:56

Brief

State Laws Restricting Vaccine Mandates

How states limit vaccine requirements by government agencies, businesses, and private employers

3:48

Brief

Can You Sue If You Get Sick from the COVID Vaccine?

PREP Act immunity, the CICP, workers' comp, and when businesses face negligence claims over COVID-19

4:05

Brief

Can Hospital Workers Be Fired for Refusing to Vaccinate?

Employer vaccine requirements for health workers and the ADA, Title VII, and union limits that apply

8:46

Brief

Federal and State COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

Can governments and employers require a vaccine authorized only for emergency use? The 2021 debate.

8:13

Brief

Are COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Universities Legal?

Indiana University's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Klaassen challenge, and how courts review campus rules.

5:00

Brief

Forced Triage: Allocating Ventilators and Legal Liability in the COVID Crisis

How hospitals ration ventilators in a crisis, and the criminal and malpractice risks doctors and nurses face.

3:48

Brief

"Compassionate Use" and the Law on Unapproved COVID-19 Drugs

How FDA expanded access, Right to Try laws, and off-label prescribing govern unproven treatments.

7:41

Brief

Rights of Inmates in a Pandemic

ACLU of Mississippi's Joshua Tom on the constitutional duty to protect prisoners and detainees from disease.

5:16

Brief

CARES Act Fraud and Whistleblower Protections

How the False Claims Act, qui tam suits, and whistleblower protections apply to CARES Act relief funds.