University of Arizona Law Launches COVID-19 & Law Coalition as Resource During Pandemic

July 6, 2020
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In response to the legal and policy issues brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, University of Arizona Law has created the COVID-19 and Law Coalition to mobilize faculty and staff expertise and research.

The COVID-19 and Law Coalition consists of Arizona Law faculty and staff collaborating across different areas of law expertise, coordinating resources, partnering with other disciplines to answer COVID-related questions, participating in university, state and national task forces, and otherwise lending their expertise where needed.

“We formed the COVID-19 and Law Coalition because law is central to most, if not all, the pressing challenges posed by the pandemic,” said Professor Andrew Coan, who co-chairs the coalition with Professor and Dean Emerita Toni Massaro and Associate Dean and Law Library Director Teresa Miguel-Stearns.

Many University of Arizona Law faculty members were already engaged in research projects that address issues now being highlighted by COVID-19, while others have launched new work in response to the pandemic.

COVID-19 & Law Coalition member projects include:

Additionally, the COVID-19 & Law Coalition distributes a weekly bulletin to Arizona Law faculty and staff with resources and upcoming events relating to COVID-19. The team also launched the LawCat Collaborative, a virtual suggestion box for questions, comments and ideas for the various coalition working groups.

Learn more about the COVID-19 and Law Coalition projects and collaboration opportunities.