by Kelsey Barcomb | May 7, 2020
As the country looks to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Governors Association (NGA) published guidance to help states identify and mitigate the effect on higher education. School closures may be on the horizon, but the NGA encourages states to...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Apr 3, 2020
On April 2, 2020, the President again invoked the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, by issuing a “Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security.”...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Mar 28, 2020
On March 18, 2020, the President issued Executive Order (EO) 13909, entitled “Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19,” thereby invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”) in the fight against the COVID-19...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Mar 27, 2020
During this difficult time of physical distancing and remote working, Connecticut’s Governor has suspended statutory deadlines applicable to judicial proceedings. Many in the legal profession welcome this development as they and their clients cope with changes that...
by Kelsey Barcomb | Mar 25, 2020
College campuses have not been immune to the COVID-19 epidemic wreaking havoc on the national economy. As colleges grapple with how to handle the crisis, several higher education institutions sent a memo to Congress asking federal lawmakers to give DeVos “the...
