Protecting Civil Rights Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alphonse Gerhardstein and his former law partner, Jennifer Branch, offer their thoughts and recommendations on how to best protect our civil rights and address the coronavirus pandemic.

All of us are subject to rules restricting travel, access to workplaces and access to places of public accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic. These restrictions are evaluated using a traditional balancing test. Does the governmental interest in imposing the restrictions outweigh the exercise of the constitutional right at issue?

 
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