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Jacobson v. Massachusetts

1905 United States Supreme Court case
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Apr 14 2022 Podcast
Revisiting Jacobson
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Revisiting Jacobson

Josh Blackman, Sanford V. Levinson

In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Jacobson v. Massachusetts, upholding a state's ability to enforce compulsory...

Topics: Federal Courts · Religious Liberties

Sponsors: Religious Liberties Practice Group

Apr 7 2022
Thursday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Revisiting Jacobson

Teleforum
Speakers:
Josh Blackman • Sanford V. Levinson
Topics:
Federal Courts • Religious Liberties
Sponsors:
Religious Liberties Practice Group
Dec 21 2021

Topics

  • Civil Rights •
  • Criminal Law & Procedure •
  • Religious Liberty •
  • Federalism & Separation of Powers
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News

Jacobson v. Massachusetts Lends Questionable Support to Covid-19 Executive Orders Imposing Criminal Penalties for Non-Compliance

  • Peter M. Thomson

Across the nation, in response to the Covid-19 virus, state and local leaders have issued...

May 4 2021 Publication
Which Rights Are We Mediating?

Which Rights Are We Mediating?

Anthony Sanders

A review of How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession With Rights Is Tearing America...

Topics: Civil Rights

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

Mar 18 2021
Thursday 12:15 p.m. EDT    

Jacobson v. Massachusetts and the Judicial Review of Government Regulatory Powers in Public Health Emergencies

Columbia Student Chapter

Zoom Webinar -- Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
New York, NY 10027
Speakers:
Joel Zinberg
Topics:
Regulatory Transparency Project
Sponsors:
Columbia Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Feb 3 2021 Blog Post

Is Rational Basis the Appropriate Test to Apply in Reviewing Emergency COVID-19 Orders?

  • Margaret Reiney,
  • John C. O'Quinn

In a year in which “quarantine” and “lock-down” have become colloquial terms, the country has...

Dec 21 2020 Video
Click to play: Jacobson v. Massachusetts [SCOTUSbrief]
Short Videos

Jacobson v. Massachusetts [SCOTUSbrief]

Josh Blackman

When a smallpox outbreak swept through the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1903, Rev. Henning...

Topics: Constitution · Federalism · Fourteenth Amendment · Healthcare · Supreme Court · Federalism & Separation of Powers

Nov 16 2020 Publication
State Court Docket Watch: Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor of Michigan
State Court Docket Watch

State Court Docket Watch: Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor of Michigan

Thomas J. Rheaume, Gordon J. Kangas

In the wake of Michigan’s first positive tests for the coronavirus, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared...

Topics: Separation of Powers · State Courts

Sponsors: COVID-19 and the Law

Dec 19 2014 Publication
North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission
Federalist Society Review

North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission

David J. Owsiany, Alexander Volokh

Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society is pleased to present two different perspectives on the North...

Sponsors: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group · Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

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