Join the Witkin State Law Library for a live webinar on Revenge Reform: The Campaign to Weaken Public Health Emergency Powers on Tuesday, November 5, at 12 PM! 

In the wake of public backlash against health orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, many state legislatures and courts across the country made moves that clawed back powers from health officials to respond to health emergencies. This session will discuss the concerns that motivated this retrenchment and the potential consequences for combating future pandemics. 

Join us at this popular seminar previously delivered at Stanford University!

Dr. Michelle Mello Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine, conducts empirical research into issues at the intersection of law, ethics, and health policy.  She is the author of more than 260 articles on medical liability, public health law, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and ethical and legal issues pertaining to biomedical research, data use, and artificial intelligence, among other topics. The recipient of a number of awards for her research, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine at the age of 40.  Mello holds a J.D. from the Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.