Lawrence O. Gostin (Georgetown University), Eric Friedman (Georgetown University), The Health and Human Rights Impact Assessment: The Preeminent Value of Equity, 26 Health and Hum. Rts. J. (2024):The Health and Human Rights Journal launched 30 years ago at the dawn of
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Limitations of Medical Licensing: The Role of State Boards of Medicine in the Dissemination of Medical Misinformation
Oliver Kim (University of Pittsburgh), Limitations of Medical Licensing: The Role of State Boards of Medicine in the Dissemination of Medical Misinformation, 16 Northeastern U. L. Rev. (2024):The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the longstanding issue of dissemination…
Poked, Prodded, and Privacy: Parents, Children, and Pediatric Genetic Testing
Allison Whelan (Georgia State University), Poked, Prodded, and Privacy: Parents, Children, and Pediatric Genetic Testing, 109 Iowa L. Rev. (2024):"Knowledge is power," so the saying goes. But does that always prove true? What if knowledge comes without the power…
A Constitutional False Claims Act
Benjamin J. McMichael (University of Alabama), Mackenzi Barrett (Vanderbilt University), W. Kip Viscusi (Vanderbilt University), A Constitutional False Claims Act, 102 Wash. U. L. Rev. (forthcoming):The False Claims Act (FCA) represents one of the most important sources, if not…
The Intersection of Special Education and Family Law: Thoughts for Family Law Attorneys in Divorce and Custody Cases
Richard D. Marsico (New York Law School), The Intersection of Special Education and Family Law: Thoughts for Family Law Attorneys in Divorce and Custody Cases (2024):The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires participating states to provide a free appropriate…
How Neuroscience Can Improve the Sentencing of Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Colleen M. Berryessa (Rutgers University), Carolina R. Caliman (Rutgers University), How Neuroscience Can Improve the Sentencing of Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2024):Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face a myriad of difficulties at every stage of the legal process-which…
Crisis of Conscience in Post-Roe America
Elizabeth Sepper (University of Texas at Austin), Crisis of Conscience in Post-Roe America, 25 J. of Contemp. Legal Issues (2024):This keynote lecture was presented in November 2022 at the UC San Diego Institute for Practical Ethics and University of San…
Countering Workplace Wellness Bias through Wellness-Legal Partnerships
Barbara Zabawa (University of Missouri), Countering Workplace Wellness Bias through Wellness-Legal Partnerships, Clev. St. U. J. of L and Health (forthcoming):In the current United States economy, wellness is predominantly marketed to society’s privileged individuals, catering to a mostly white…
Embryos Are Not People, but Disability Is Difference: Toward an Antidiscrimination Theory for Reproductive Services
Kristen Popham (Columbia University), Embryos Are Not People, but Disability Is Difference: Toward an Antidiscrimination Theory for Reproductive Services (2024):Developments in reproductive technology are introducing new possibilities for reproductive health, genetic testing, and disease eradication. Simultaneously, legislators and the judiciary…
Differences by Race and Ethnicity in Title IX’s Effect on Women’s Health
Delaney Beck (Vanderbilt University), Joni Hersch (Vanderbilt University), W. Kip Viscusi (Vanderbilt University), Differences by Race and Ethnicity in Title IX's Effect on Women's Health (Vand. L. Rev. Rsch. Paper No. 24-3) (2024):Title IX greatly expanded adolescent females’ participation in…