Public Health Law in Practice

Jennifer L. Pomeranz, JD, MPH, is a professor in the School of Global Public Health at New York University. Her research focuses on legal opportunities and barriers to enacting public health policies at the federal, state, and local levels. Ms. Pomeranz is the author of dozens of journal articles and the book, Food Law for Public Health, published by Oxford University Press in 2016. Thomas Merrill, JD, is the former General Counsel to both the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and New York City Board of Health. He is an adjunct professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, where he teaches public health law.Kevin Schroth, JD, is an associate professor with the Center for Tobacco Studies and the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. He teaches public health law, and his research focuses on how tobacco regulatory science can improve tobacco control policy. Mr. Schroth previously served as an attorney with the New YorkCity Health Department, directing tobacco control policy for the City. During this tenure, he played a principal role in drafting and passing more than a dozen tobacco control laws. Before concentrating on public health, he worked as a commercial litigator, and clerked for federal and state judges in New Jersey.

• PrefaceSection I - Government Authority and Limits on Authority Chapter 1: United States Government Structure and Background for Public Health LawChapter 2: Authorities, Sources of Law Case 2.1: Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. SebeliusCase 2.2: National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of LaborCase 2.3: Jacobson v. MassachusettsChapter 3: Constitutional Limitations on the Authority of Government to Protect HealthCase 3.1: Camara v. Municipal Court of San FranciscoCase 3.2: Los Angeles v. PatelCase 3.3: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrgChapter 4: The First Amendment Case 4.1: Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (speech only)Case 4.2: National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra Case 4.3: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. CuomoCase 4.4: In re E.G.Section II - Public Health Agencies and Their Responsibilities Chapter 5: Health Departments Case 5.1: Boreali v. AxelrodCase 5.2: New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, et alia, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Chapter 6: Data Collection; Confidentiality Case 6.1: Whalen v. RoeCase 6.2: Miguel M. v. BarronChapter 7: Environmental Law Case 7.1: Pelaez v SeideChapter 8: Infectious Disease: Disease ControlCase 8.1: Hickox v. ChristieChapter 9: Public ProcessesSection III - Topics in Public Health Law Chapter 10 Tobacco Case 10.1: Food and Drug Administration, et al., Petitioners, v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al.Case 10.2: Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (preemption only)Chapter 11: CannabisCase 11.1: Conant v. WaltersChapter 12: Opioids Case 12.1: United States v. SafehouseChapter 13: AlcoholChapter 14: Food and NutritionCase 14.1: Nakia Williams v. Gerber Products CompanyChapter 15: Firearms Case 15.1: District of Columbia v. HellerCase 15.2: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc., et al, v. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.Chapter 16: Sexual Health and the LawChapter 17: Public Health Policymaking