Stanford Law School Launches COVID-19 Discussions Series
First discussions feature the impact of COVID-19 on innovation incentives and vaccines, prison systems, and the use of digital technologies for COVID-19 tracking.
April 23, 2020 — Stanford Law School today announced the launch of an audio series focused on legal issue related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stanford Law faculty, students and colleagues are actively engaged in addressing the important legal and policy challenges that have emerged as cities, states and countries respond to the novel coronavirus. The series is published on SoundCloud and can also be found here under “Podcasts and Discussions.”
Published this week are three recent discussions hosted by Stanford Law centers that address important issues related to the current pandemic:
Covid-19 and Prisons
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) hosted a panel discussion about the current impact of Covid-19 on the U.S. prison system. The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Robert Weissberg and SCJC Executive Director, Debbie Mukamal. Panel discussants include: Corene Kendrick, Prison Law Office; Chris Henrichson, Vera Institute of Justice; Dorsey Nunn, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children/All of Us or None; and Dr. Homer Venters of Community Oriented Correctional Health Services and former Chief Medical Officer for the NYC jail system.
Use of Digital Technologies to Track COVID-19
The Stanford Center for Law & the Biosciences hosted a discussion with Stanford Law Professor Michelle Mello on her current project focusing on the use of digital technologies to track Covid-19 and potentially enforce quarantine orders. The discussion was moderated by Stanford Law Professor Hank Greely.
Innovation Policy and COVID-19
The Stanford Center for Law & the Biosciences hosted a talk by Stanford Law Professor Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Stanford Law Visiting Professor Daniel Hemel on innovation policy and COVID-19. Previously, they published an op-ed in the New York Times, “Pharmaceutical Profits and Public Health Are Not Incompatible,” and an op-ed in TIME, “Want a Coronavirus Vaccine, Fast? Here’s a Solution.”