Is a Pandemic a Major Disaster?

Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2020-03-19

Summary:

Yesterday, I wrote about presidential powers in a pandemic. I mentioned the possibility of declaring the pandemic a major disaster under the Stafford Act.  Today, we learned that Gov. Cuomo of New York has made such a request. What does the law have to say about that? Let me begin by recapping why this matters. …

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Authors:

Dan Farber

Date tagged:

03/19/2020, 11:20

Date published:

03/19/2020, 11:11