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Laura Karas

Geriatrics

September 14, 2020

Why We Must Hold Nursing Homes Legally Accountable for COVID-19 Outbreaks

Immunity from liability disincentivizes nursing homes from expending the time, money, effort, and resources needed to keep residents safe.

Why We Must Hold Nursing Homes Legally Accountable for COVID-19 Outbreaks
Criminal Law

November 21, 2019

Denying the Insanity Defense: A Repudiation of Science and Justice

By Laura Karas The Supreme Court this term faces a difficult question: Is it unconstitutional for a state to abolish the insanity defense? In the case before the court, Kahler v. Kansas, a plaintiff who…

Denying the Insanity Defense: A Repudiation of Science and Justice