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COVID-19 and the Constitution

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This podcast series is no longer active and is preserved as an archive below. Browse our other podcasts.

Season 1

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    COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Protecting Public Health without Eroding Civil Liberties

    In this virtual briefing, we examine travel limits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, what powers the government has, and how policies should be designed to protect public health and while also safeguarding fundamental rights.
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    Surveillance in a Pandemic: Preserving Civil Liberties

    As governments consider new surveillance measures to respond to COVID-19, we bring together medical and civil liberties experts to examine what will and won't be effective and how to preserve civil liberties.
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    Pretrial Detention and Access to Courts: How to Safeguard Liberty and Justice During COVID-19

    In this briefing, we examine how the criminal justice system is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the dangers it poses to the rights of the accused and how it could endanger thier lives.
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    COVID-19 and Immigration: Protecting Immigrant Rights and Safety

    The COVID-19 pandemic is creating serious public health risks. Our panel of experts explains why the threat of the virus is so severe in these immigration detention facilities, and how we can reduce them.
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    COVID-19 and the First Amendment: Challenges to Speech and Religious Activity

    In this week’s briefing, experts on First Amendment rights examine the range of questions raised for freedom of speech and religion created by COVID-19, especially as social distancing measures strain public activities and interactions.
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