Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: December 1, 2018– December 31, 2018
Blanke, Doug
INVITATION: 12/6/2018 Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health Meeting
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center attended a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2018
INVITATION: 12/11/2018 National Preemption Convening
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in an invitational “National Preemption Convening” in Philadelphia to address the systemic use of state preemption by special interests as a tactic to undermine innovative local laws that improve health, protect the environment, and promote economic opportunity.
PRESENTATION: 12/17/2018 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center gave opening remarks at a Center CLE for city and county attorneys on “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws” at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Freiberg, Mike
PRESENTATION: 12/11/2018 “Developing Tribal Public Health Laws and Policies” and “Drafting a Policy to Regulate Commercial Tobacco”
Mike Freiberg and Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center presented “Developing Tribal Public Health Laws and Policies” and “Drafting a Policy to Regulate Commercial Tobacco” at a meeting of grantees of the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country program, organized by the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona on December 11, 2018.
PRESENTATION: 12/18/2018 “Tobacco Retailer Licensing”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center gave a webinar presentation–“Tobacco Retailer Licensing”–on tobacco retailer licensing for grantees working on policies to restrict the sale of commercial tobacco products in Florida.
Hemmerich, Natalie
PRESENTATION: 12/11/2018 “Developing Tribal Public Health Laws and Policies” and “Drafting a Policy to Regulate Commercial Tobacco”
Natalie Hemmerich and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center presented “Developing Tribal Public Health Laws and Policies” and “Drafting a Policy to Regulate Commercial Tobacco” at a meeting of grantees of the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country program, organized by the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona on December 11, 2018.
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 12/20/2018 NPR Marketplace
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the NPR Marketplace story, “Marlboro manufacturer makes a big bet that the future is vaping” that aired on December 20, 2018. https://www.marketplace.org/2018/12/20/business/marlboro-manufacturer-makes-big-bet-future-vaping
Kahn, Jonathan
PRESENTATION: 12/6/2018 “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice”
Professor Jonathan Kahn presented “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice” at a CLE for the Minnesota Annual Conference of Judges in Bloomington, MN on December 6.
PRESENTATION: 12/11/2018 “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice”
Professor Jonathan Kahn presented “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice” at a CLE held at the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes in St. Paul, MN on December 11.
Lester, Joelle
PRESENTATION: 12/6/2018 “Where We Stand 20 Years After the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement: Legacy and Loose Ends”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center presented “Where We Stand 20 Years After the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement: Legacy and Loose Ends” on a national Center webinar that focused on the 20th anniversary of the Master Settlement Agreement.
PRESENTATION: 12/17/2018 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center presented at a Center CLE for city and county attorneys on “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws” held at Mitchell Hamline School of Law on December 17, 2018.
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION: 12/5/2018 “Preemption: the Persistent Constant”
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center presented “Preemption: the Persistent Constant” at the Southeastern States Tobacco Program Managers Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.
PRESENTATION: 12/17/2018 Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center presented at a Center CLE for city and county attorneys on “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws” held at Mitchell Hamline School of Law on December 17, 2018.
Phelps, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 12/17/2018 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Natasha Phelps of the Public Health Law Center presented at a Center CLE for city and county attorneys on “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws” held at Mitchell Hamline School of Law on December 17, 2018.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 12/4/2018 “Brain Death Uncertainty: Growing Challenges to Its Legal Status”
Professor Thaddeus Pope delivered the opening plenary address, “Brain Death Uncertainty: Growing Challenges to Its Legal Status” at VIII International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of consciousness in Havana, Cuba, December 4-7, 2018.
PANEL: 12/4/2018 Eighth International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness
Professor Thaddeus Pope participated in a roundtable on Jahi McMath and Other Controversial Brain Death Cases at the Eighth International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness held in Havana, Cuba on December 4-7, 2018. He also served as chairperson and moderator at the event.
PRESENTATION: 12/13/2018 “Brain Death Bioethics”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Brain Death Bioethics” at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on December 13, 2018.
PRESENTATION: 12/13/2018 “Euthanize Informed Consent: Moving to Shared Decision Making with Certified Patient Decision Aids after Fifty Years of a Failed Doctrine”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Euthanize Informed Consent: Moving to Shared Decision Making with Certified Patient Decision Aids after Fifty Years of a Failed Doctrine” at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on December 13, 2018.
PUBLICATION: 12/15/2018 Hastings Center Report
Professor Thaddeus Pope’ article, “Brain Death and the Law – Hard Cases and Legal Challenges” was published in volume 48 of the Hastings Center Report. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hast.954
Ralston Aoki, Julie
MEDIA: 12/6/2018 The New Food Economy
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the story “How big food companies are using the gun and tobacco industry playbook to thwart bold public health laws” in The New Food Economy. https://newfoodeconomy.org/big-food-preemption-laws-gun-tobacco-playbook/