Topic
Lockdowns
135 published works
The Right Coast
Opinion | America Shouldn t Have to Play by New York Rules – The New York Times
No wonder so much of America has dwindling sympathy with the idea of prolonging lockdown conditions much further. The curves are flattening; hospital systems haven t come close to being…
Global Policy Watch
COVID-19: Which South African Businesses Can Continue Operations During the Extended Nation-wide Lockdown?
By Mosa Mkhize
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the “DITC”) has issued guidelines for companies performing essential services to continue operations during the extended lockdown period, in accordance with the Disaster…
Cov Africa
COVID-19: Which South African Businesses Can Continue Operations During the Extended Nation-wide Lockdown?
By Mosa Mkhize
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the “DITC”) has issued guidelines for companies performing essential services to continue operations during the extended lockdown period, in accordance with the Disaster…
UK Human Rights Blog
Is the Lockdown Lawful? An overview of the debate
By Hannah Noyce
Note: This article involves examination of the legal provisions that accompany some of the restrictions on movement of individuals announced by the Government. The movement restrictions themselves are vital to…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Pandemic Instigates First of (Probably) Many Lawsuits on Wage Payment
Well, here we are, still in the midst of this horrible COVID-19 pandemic, staying home, scared to go out, wearing masks and gloves, but yet, the first lawsuit(s) involving virus…
The Right Coast
Far-right US politicians label lockdowns anti-constitutional
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) In deeply conservative eastern Washington state, a prominent state lawmaker kicked out of his Republican Party caucus labels the coronavirus as a foreign bio-weapon, accuses Marxists of…
McNees Land Use Blog
A Story of Warning for Developers & Builders Operating in Pennsylvania
Here is a headline most developers and builders would not want to see associated with their project: “’Life-sustaining’ casino? Construction continued in South Philly despite Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown. At…
Litigation Finance Journal
Litigation Funding May Be a Lifeline for Businesses and Law Firms Distressed by Coronavirus Shutdown
By John Freund
The following piece was contributed by Joshua Libling, Portfolio Counsel at Validity Finance, LLC. Litigation finance has always billed itself as a way of helping meritorious claims regardless of the…
ZP Perspectives
OPINION: Quarantine and National Lockdown Orders May Not Be Constitutional
As a regular contributor to the new media outlet MeidasTouch.com and its coverage of business, law, sports and politics (and the intersection of all 4), along with its publisher, Ben…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What can and should we really learn from crime data in the midst of a pandemic and lockdowns?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by two new articles spotlighting declines in crime amidst our crazy times: from The Hill, "Crime rates drop across the…