The Legal Eagle Files
Government power in a global pandemic
In the debut episode of The Legal Eagle Files, KCRW host and journalist Madeleine Brand talks with law professor Jessica Levinson about how much the government can limit individual rights during a pandemic, and how this might change our…
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenHow much power does the government have over our lives in the time of a pandemic?
In the debut episode of The Legal Eagle Files, KCRW host and journalist Madeleine Brand talks with law professor Jessica Levinson about how much the government can limit individual rights during a pandemic, and how the actions the government takes now might change our relationship with it.
Can the government declare martial law as a result of COVID-19?
Can states force their own residents to stay at home?
What about out-of-state residents? Can states force them to quarantine?
