Ongoing legal debates and the LawAtlas data connected to each
Our team regularly tracks the use of our data and we have seen correlations between the data that seem to be most popular and current events.
Data & Evidence
One year after Dobbs, an increasingly risky landscape of abortion access
June 24, 2023, marks one year since the US Supreme Court upended the limited constitutional protection of abortion afforded by Roe v. Wade. Now, the legal status of abortion varies even more drastically across the nation, compromising equitable access to this essential health care. While some states have moved to ban abortion outright, others have enacted measures attempting to protect and expand access.
Trans-antagonism creates space for the worst side of the law
By no means the first foray into gender identity-based discrimination, the legacy of North Carolina’s HB2 (2016) — known colloquially as the bathroom bill — is one we cannot shake. The law has since been repealed but was ultimately a turning point for what was possible in terms of legal action against the trans community. HB2 was particularly bothersome and ill-advised because of the legal mechanism it used to achieve its goals: preemption.
Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions
COVID-19 called for quick, decisive action by public health authorities to support communities and prevent infections. Since the pandemic began, legislators around the country have been acting to change the way authorities may respond to future public health emergencies — expanding or limiting officials’ authority to act in an emergency, changing who has authority to act, and the actions they may have the authority to take.
Most Popular CPHLR Datasets of 2022
As we move forward into 2023, we wanted to share the most visited datasets published on our websites LawAtlas.org and PDAPS.org in 2022.
Author Q&A: Paid sick leave policy impacts on health and care utilization in the United States
Hilary Wething, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of public policy at Penn State University. Her research area examines the relationship between economic volatility and labor market policy, household decision-making, and social safety-net programs
APHA 2022 Research Round-Up: Tracking Public Health Authority Shifts and Support for Workforce Capacity
Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.
APHA 2022 Research Round-Up: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.
APHA 2022 Research Round-Up: Drug Policy and Opioids-Related Laws
Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.
APHA 2022 Research Round-Up: Firearms and Intimate Partner Violence
Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.
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