Docket # 010420 - Much Ado About Infectious Disease

Today we're talking about infectious disease and involuntary confinement (sound relevant?)! In Greene v. Edwards, a man with active tuberculosis wasn't given a proper hearing before being involuntarily confined and in City of Newark v. JS, a homeless man is considered a non-compliant patient. Both cases present a difficult reckoning with our constitution and our individual rights. We'll be joined by Dr. Sapna Iyer to discuss due process, constitutional rights, and the obligations of the st...