Episode description

One of the first ideas we had when launching #arsboni​​​ was to dedicate it to first-hand reports of our international team members on the situation in their home countries.  One of the first episodes of this podcast was dealing with the then still new situation in the US. Check out the first episode on Covid19 in US a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWEDUmwNqKc   

Today, a year later, we look again into the US: Our team member Katerina Polychronopoulos will give us an update on the legal and educational implications of Covid-19 in the US in spring 2021. 

Links:  The CDC data tracker contains very detailed information about infection rates, vaccine doses, demographic trends, and death tolls and even includes forecasting regarding expectations for case increases or decreases for each state.  https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home 

The NY Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today all have detailed information about lockdown measures state by state. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351 https://eu.usatoday.com/storytelling/coronavirus-reopening-america-map/ 

Finally the Library of Congress has comprehensive information about Federal, State and Local Government Responses to COVID-19: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/litigation-challenging-mandatory-stay-at-home-and-other-social-distancing-measures/ COVID-related lawsuits: https://ballotpedia.org/Lawsuits_about_state_actions_and_policies_in_response_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020-2021 

CDC recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1615143382229 

Recent article on legal issues of proctoring software used at bar exams https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/29/examsofts-remote-bar-exam-sparks-privacy-and-facial-recognition-concerns/