Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: December 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Amajuoyi, Julie
PRESENTATION: 12/10/2020 “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level”
Julie Amajuoyi, Kerry Cork, and Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center were presenters at “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level,” a webinar hosted by the Center that also featured presenters from the University of North Carolina and the Health Department of Santa Barbara, California.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/changing-game-playbook-e-cigarette-regulation-state-and-local-l
Blanke, Doug
OTHER: 12/11/2020 Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in the December 11th meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health, the nation’s oldest tobacco control organization.
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION: 12/10/2020 “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level”
Kerry Cork, Kyra Hill, and Julie Amajuoyi of the Public Health Law Center were presenters at “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level,” a webinar hosted by the Center that also featured presenters from the University of North Carolina and the Health Department of Santa Barbara, California.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/changing-game-playbook-e-cigarette-regulation-state-and-local-l
PRESENTATION: 12/10/2020 “The Other Epidemic: Addressing Tobacco Use in Mental Health and Substance Use Facilities”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center moderated and co-presented at “The Other Epidemic: Addressing Tobacco Use in Mental Health and Substance Use Facilities, ” a webinar hosted by the Center that featured presenters from the University of California San Francisco’s Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and the American Lung Association – North Dakota/Minnesota.
Hare, Rebecca
APPOINTMENT: 12/1/2020 Standing Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project
Rebecca Hare of the Public Health Law Center was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Standing Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project to implement and evaluate the pilot project, which seeks to increase access to legal services in the areas of family law and tenant-landlord law.
PUBLICATION: 12/1/2020 Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice
Rebecca Hare’s article “Mitigating Power Imbalance in Eviction Mediation: A Model for Minnesota” was published in volume 38 of the University of Minnesota’s Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice. The article is also available via SSRN at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3711156
https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1620&context=lawineq
Hermer, Laura
PUBLICATION: 12/15/2020 Mitchell Hamline Law Review
Professor Laura Hermer’s article, “Covid-19, Abortion, and Public Health in the Culture Wars” was published in volume 47 of the Mitchell Hamline Law Review.
https://mhlawreview.org/law_review_article/covid-19-abortion-and-public-health-in-the-culture-wars/
Hill, Kyra
PRESENTATION: 12/2/2020 “FDA Update”
Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “FDA Update” at the Southeastern States Regional Tobacco Program Managers Meeting held December 2-3, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 12/10/2020 “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level”
Kyra Hill, Kerry Cork, and Julie Amajuoyi of the Public Health Law Center were presenters at “Changing the Game: A Playbook for E-Cigarette Regulation at the State and Local Level,” a webinar hosted by the Center that also featured presenters from the University of North Carolina and the Health Department of Santa Barbara, California.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/changing-game-playbook-e-cigarette-regulation-state-and-local-l
PRESENTATION: 12/14/2020 “Local Policy Approaches to Address Tobacco Product Waste in Colorado”
Kyra Hill and Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “Local Policy Approaches to Address Tobacco Product Waste in Colorado” to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Jenson, Desmond
PRESENTATION: 12/1/2020 “FDA E-Cigarette Regulation: Everything You Need to Know”
Desmond Jenson and Mike Merissa of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “FDA E-Cigarette Regulation: Everything You Need to Know” at an event hosted by the Center about the latest data on youth e-cigarette use
Kingston, Hudson
PRESENTATION: 12/2/2020 “Tobacco Product Waste Policy Updates”
Hudson Kingston and Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “Tobacco Product Waste Policy Updates” at the Southeastern States Regional Tobacco Program Managers Meeting held December 2-3, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 12/14/2020 “Local Policy Approaches to Address Tobacco Product Waste in Colorado”
Hudson Kingston and Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “Local Policy Approaches to Address Tobacco Product Waste in Colorado” to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Larson, David
PRESENTATION: 12/12/2020 “New Neutrality: Emerging Law and Rules for Digital Neutrality”
Professor David Allen Larson presented “New Neutrality: Emerging Law and Rules for Digital Neutrality” as part of the New Neutrality: Emerging Law and Rules of Neutrality for Nuclear Weapons, Outer Space and Cyberspace Conference sponsored by McGill University (Montreal, Canada) on December 12, 2020.
Lester, Joelle
PRESENTATION: 12/2/2020 “We’ll See You in Court! Litigation Update”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “We’ll See You in Court! Litigation Update” at the Southeastern States Regional Tobacco Control Managers Meeting held December 2-3, 2020.
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION: 12/2/2020 “Tobacco Product Waste Policy Updates”
Mark Meaney and Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “Tobacco Product Waste Policy Updates” at the Southeastern States Regional Tobacco Program Managers Meeting held December 2-3, 2020.
Merissa, Mike
PRESENTATION: 12/1/2020 “FDA E-Cigarette Regulation: Everything You Need to Know”
Mike Merissa and Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “FDA E-Cigarette Regulation: Everything You Need to Know” at an event hosted by the Center about the latest data on youth e-cigarette use.
Pope, Thaddeus
PUBLICATION: 12/15/2020 AMA Journal of Ethics
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, “Why Should We See Brain Death as Socially Situated?” was published in volume 22(12) of the AMA Journal of Ethics. Professor Pope was guest editor of the issue with Arian Lewis.
PUBLICATION: 12/15/2020 Innovation in Aging
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “Nursing Home Staff’s Perceptions of Healthcare Decision Making for Unbefriended Residents” was published in volume 4(1) of Innovation in Aging. The article was co-authored with Hyejin Kim, Molly Perkins, Patricia Comer, and Mi-Kyung Song.
MEDIA: 12/26/2020 Boston Globe
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the December 26, 2020, Boston Globe article, “Hospital Staff Revived a Man’s Stopped Heart — and He Sued,”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/26/metro/hospital-staff-revived-mans-stopped-heart-he-sued/
MEDIA: 12/29/2020 Bloomberg Radio
Professor Thaddeus Pope was a guest on Bloomberg Law’s December 29, 2020, Bloomberg Radio show. The show, hosted by June Grasso, discussed discusses how courts are now recognizing lawsuits over the wrongful prolongation of life.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-01-05/hospitals-sued-over-saving-patients-lives-podcast
Ralston Aoki, Julie
OTHER: 12/2/2020 CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity National Partners Collaboration Meeting
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part as a participant and small group discussion facilitator at the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity National Partners Collaboration Meeting.
OTHER: 12/8/2020 Service Guidelines CDC Action Institute
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part as a faculty member at the Food Service Guidelines CDC Action Institute.
PRESENTATION: 12/11/2020 “Baking Equity into Policies to Reduce Sugary Drinks and other Unhealthy Foods”
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “Baking Equity into Policies to Reduce Sugary Drinks and other Unhealthy Foods” at the “Food Policy for Greater Health Equity” webinar hosted by The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic.