procedural guides

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to University Vaccine Requirement

document titled medical record on top of lab paperwork

Vaccines — love them or hate them, vaccines are a central point of conversation and are likely to stay that way. As many college campuses are re-opening for in-person classes and student housing in September, many are requiring proof that students are fully vaccinated. This means being vaccinated against the coronavirus in addition to the … Read Article

Different Levels of Court Pandemic Responses – California and New York

Courts across the country are taking very different approaches to resuming in-person proceedings during the ongoing pandemic. Even within individual states, courts are making different choices. Today the SmartRules blog looks at courts in the two states with recently devastating outbreaks – New York and California. California courts are exercising different levels of precautions, county … Read Article

News from the Pandemic – New York

Pop-Up Vaccination Sites New Yorkers are having vaccines delivered to their neighborhoods. The state has created more than 100 mobile “pop-up” vaccination sites. With each site vaccinating more than 3,700 people a week, 46,000 New Yorkers have received their first shots. These mobile sites will be set up again after three weeks to administer second … Read Article

No Pandemic Exception in the Constitution – Courts During the Pandemic

black and white photo of a statute of the scales of justice

Our courts have had to innovate quickly to keep up with the continuously-unfolding challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Karen Caldwell of the District of Kentucky likened the challenge to “building an airplane while you’re flying it.” Judge Caldwell reopened her courtroom to jury trials early in the wake of initial court closures. Recognizing the … Read Article

Courts Innovate in the Midst of Pandemic

From socially distanced courtrooms to virtual hearings, courts around the country are continuing to adapt to the ongoing pandemic environment that continues to be the world we live in. Los Angeles has created a $0 bail schedule for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies to “curb the spread of COVID-19 in jails and surrounding communities.’ California courts … Read Article