The COVID-19 pandemic caused some of the sharpest rises in American unemployment and poverty seen in a generation. This left people with less money in their pockets, but also less time and access to resources to diligently pursue their legal rights and remedies. Congress responded by providing...

In this article, I attempt to clarify the appropriate government tools for responding to different forms of market distress in times of crisis. I provide my analysis in the context of the United States responses to market distress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.With the exception of measures...

This Comment examines Judge Papalia’s decision to suspend proceedings in the Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcy case In re Modell’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Controversially, this decision effectively postponed Modell’s commercial rent obligations during the COVID-19 economic shutdown. The Comment...

In response to COVID-19, Congress enacted the CARES Act, which provided stimulus payments of $1,200 to individual taxpayers ($2,400 for individuals filing a joint return) plus $500 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer. However, 26 U.S.C. § 6428(g)(1)(B) limited this payment to individuals...

Congress passed the first round of checks as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in late March 2020 to infuse more than $2 trillion into the national economy and address the overlapping medical and economic emergencies stemming from the COVID-19...

States have responded to COVID-19's ongoing workplace disruptions with myriad workers' compensation policy changes. While some states have extended presumptions of coverage to a large swath of workers who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 on the job, others have been far more measured or have...

Retrieving sperm from deceased, brain dead or comatose males has been possible for almost forty years through in vitro fertilization (IVF). In these cases, physicians are faced with ethical and legal issues including matters of consent and whether the dead or dying have procreative rights. This...