"The COVID-19 outbreak has rapidly shifted the congressional agenda in recent weeks, while altering the
daily lives of millions of American residents. Alongside the many medical, economic, social, and public
policy questions raised by the pandemic are a range of legal issues. These include both short-term legal
questions related to the unfolding outbreak as well as longer-term legal issues that are anticipated to
persist in the wake of the crisis. Among the most immediate questions are those related to the scope of
state and federal authorities concerning quarantine measures, travel and entry restrictions, the movement
of medical goods, health care coverage, and the like. Of more ongoing concern may be legal issues
ranging from those related to the development of vaccines, testing, treatments, and other medicalcountermeasures, to postponing national elections, to civil liability for COVID-19 exposure, to criminalactions related to hoarding and price gouging, to providing economic assistance to individuals and
businesses, to foreclosure, eviction, and debt collection moratoria.
This Legal Sidebar provides a list of legal resources discussing these and other legal topic.."
COVID-19 and legal issues
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