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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Rewriting Statutes Via Courts

On this episode of Amicus – in studio edition! – host Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor

Lawrence O. Gostin, professor of global health law, at Georgetown University, among many other things. They talk about the federal district court in Florida’s decision to lift the mask mandate for public transportation. While it may seem like a small deal given that the mandate was set to expire in a few weeks anyway, the decision was built on a very labored and tortured interpretation of the word “sanitation.” Professor Gostin explains that this case could have a chilling effect on government…

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