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Public Health Law and Policy Implications: Justice Kavanaugh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

James G. Hodge Jr. ,
Wendy E. Parmet ,
Georges Benjamin ,
Sarah Somers  and
Chelsea Gulinson
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Abstract

Following the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in one of the most sensational jurisprudence events of the modern era, we examine potential repercussions across multiple themes in public health, law, and policy stemming from his ideology and the confirmation process.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 47 , Issue S2: 2018 Public Health Law Conference: Health Justice: Empowering Public Health and Advancing Health Equity , Summer 2019 , pp. 59 - 62
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2019

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