sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[SIZE=+2]The Courts, Public Health, and Legal Preparedness [/SIZE]
<NOBR>Daniel D. Stier <SUP>1</SUP><SUP>*</SUP>,</NOBR> <NOBR>Diane Nicks <SUP>2</SUP>,</NOBR> <NOBR>Gregory J. Cowan <SUP>3</SUP></NOBR>
[SIZE=-1]<SUP>1</SUP> Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
<SUP>2</SUP> Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court
<SUP>3</SUP> Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator
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[SIZE=-1]<SUP>*</SUP> To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dstier@cdc.gov<SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!-- var u = "dstier", d = "cdc.gov"; document.getElementById("em0").innerHTML = '<a href="mailto:' + u + '@' + d + '">' + u + '@' + d + '<\/a>'//--></SCRIPT> . [/SIZE]
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The judicial branch?s key roles, as guardian of civil liberties<SUP> </SUP>and protector of the rule of law, can be acutely relevant during<SUP> </SUP>public health emergencies when courts may need to issue orders<SUP> </SUP>authorizing actions to protect public health or restraining<SUP> </SUP>public health actions that are determined to unduly interfere<SUP> </SUP>with civil rights. Legal preparedness for public health emergencies,<SUP> </SUP>therefore, necessitates an understanding of the court system<SUP> </SUP>and how courts are involved in public health issues.
In this<SUP> </SUP>article we briefly describe the court system and then focus<SUP> </SUP>on what public health practitioners need to know about the judicial<SUP> </SUP>system in a public health emergency, including the courts?<SUP> </SUP>roles and the consequent need to keep courts open during emergencies.
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Key Words: Health Law </VARDEF>
full pdf:
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/AJPH.2006.101881v1
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[SIZE=+2]The Courts, Public Health, and Legal Preparedness [/SIZE]
<NOBR>Daniel D. Stier <SUP>1</SUP><SUP>*</SUP>,</NOBR> <NOBR>Diane Nicks <SUP>2</SUP>,</NOBR> <NOBR>Gregory J. Cowan <SUP>3</SUP></NOBR>
[SIZE=-1]<SUP>1</SUP> Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
<SUP>2</SUP> Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court
<SUP>3</SUP> Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator
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[SIZE=-1]<SUP>*</SUP> To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dstier@cdc.gov<SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!-- var u = "dstier", d = "cdc.gov"; document.getElementById("em0").innerHTML = '<a href="mailto:' + u + '@' + d + '">' + u + '@' + d + '<\/a>'//--></SCRIPT> . [/SIZE]
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The judicial branch?s key roles, as guardian of civil liberties<SUP> </SUP>and protector of the rule of law, can be acutely relevant during<SUP> </SUP>public health emergencies when courts may need to issue orders<SUP> </SUP>authorizing actions to protect public health or restraining<SUP> </SUP>public health actions that are determined to unduly interfere<SUP> </SUP>with civil rights. Legal preparedness for public health emergencies,<SUP> </SUP>therefore, necessitates an understanding of the court system<SUP> </SUP>and how courts are involved in public health issues.
In this<SUP> </SUP>article we briefly describe the court system and then focus<SUP> </SUP>on what public health practitioners need to know about the judicial<SUP> </SUP>system in a public health emergency, including the courts?<SUP> </SUP>roles and the consequent need to keep courts open during emergencies.
<SUP></SUP>
Key Words: Health Law </VARDEF>
full pdf:
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/AJPH.2006.101881v1