April 16, 2018
The Inquirer, Editorial, April 11, 2018- Philadelphia has been clear that it no longer wants to wait for the state General Assembly to adequately fund education. Given the choices of lead, follow, or get out of the way, Mayor Kenney opted to lead — by imposing a “soda tax” to …
April 12, 2018
U.S. News, Joseph P. Williams, April 9, 2018- TO PROPONENTS, IT’S A sin tax with divine intentions: more government revenue to fight obesity, and less public money spent on weight-related health ailments like diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Opponents, however, say it’s a big-government wolf in public health clothing, one that’s snatching …
April 12, 2018
Jurist, Sarah Wetter and James G. Hodge, Jr., April 9, 2018- The constitutional legal doctrine of preemption refers to how state or local laws may be invalidated expressly or impliedly by laws at higher levels of government. Preemption has the potential to improve public health standards by leveling efforts across jurisdictions. However, …
February 5, 2018
Public Health Law Center, Staff, January 31, 2018- Preemptive policies and preemption-based legal challenges can block state and local advances in tobacco control and public health and derail important initiatives. In this first of a series of Consortium and Public Health Law Center webinars on the impact of preemption on …
April 12, 2017
Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble… – US Constitution, Amendment 1 Opponents of grassroots movements have a new policy strategy in addition to preemption – laws punishing participation in rallies, protests, marches, and other …