In Legal Terms: Mask Constitutionality
07/28/20 • 49 min
Guest: Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/lisa-shaw-roy/
Discussion centered around are restrictions on religious gatherings and mandatory mask orders during a pandemic constitutional.
On shutting down one group verses another? Liberty concerns vs equality concerns
Does the constitution grant governments greater latitude to restrict individual freedoms during a pandemic.
A Simple Guide to Executive Orders: A handy summary of COVID-19 Executive Orders from the Governor, organized by who and what they apply to (Updated July 27) https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/9924.pdf
Fines for not wearing a mask? According to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Jackson residents could be fined $300 and sent to jail for six months. Businesses could be shut down for a day. The fine in Canton for individuals is $500, and $1,000 for businesses. In Columbus and Greenwood, you can be fined up to $1,000. A $1,000 fine applies to businesses in Oxford.
https://mspolicy.org/1000-fine-6-months-in-jail-for-not-wearing-a-mask/
Private business that require masks to do business with them (now or beginning on the 1st): Walmart, Kroger, Target, Walgreens, Aldi, Apple, AT&T, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco, CVS Health, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Home Depot, Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Verizon, Winn-Dixie, Whole Foods Market, and McDonald's. https://www.worldnewj.com/winn-dixie-publix-walmart-all-the-u-s-stores-requiring-masks/
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Guest: Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/lisa-shaw-roy/
Discussion centered around are restrictions on religious gatherings and mandatory mask orders during a pandemic constitutional.
On shutting down one group verses another? Liberty concerns vs equality concerns
Does the constitution grant governments greater latitude to restrict individual freedoms during a pandemic.
A Simple Guide to Executive Orders: A handy summary of COVID-19 Executive Orders from the Governor, organized by who and what they apply to (Updated July 27) https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/9924.pdf
Fines for not wearing a mask? According to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Jackson residents could be fined $300 and sent to jail for six months. Businesses could be shut down for a day. The fine in Canton for individuals is $500, and $1,000 for businesses. In Columbus and Greenwood, you can be fined up to $1,000. A $1,000 fine applies to businesses in Oxford.
https://mspolicy.org/1000-fine-6-months-in-jail-for-not-wearing-a-mask/
Private business that require masks to do business with them (now or beginning on the 1st): Walmart, Kroger, Target, Walgreens, Aldi, Apple, AT&T, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco, CVS Health, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Home Depot, Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Verizon, Winn-Dixie, Whole Foods Market, and McDonald's. https://www.worldnewj.com/winn-dixie-publix-walmart-all-the-u-s-stores-requiring-masks/
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In Legal Terms: Gaming Law
Guest: Ron Rychlak, Distinguished Professor of Law, Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, and Faculty Athletics Representative https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/
Discussion included:
- how has COVID19 impacted gambling
- online gambling in Mississippi
- sports betting
Some websites:
https://news.yahoo.com/california-man-accused-gambling-away-covid-relief-funds-013747667.html
On the 'Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me' NPR and MPB radio program broadcast July 18, 2020 and available as a podcast, they had guest Maria Konnikova, journalist and writer who took up completive poker playing as research for her book, currently on the New York Times Bestseller list - The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win. She moved during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown to New Jersey where online poker is legal. https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/
The Mississippi Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling is dedicated to helping the community respond to those individuals and their families devastated by addictive gambling. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call our toll-free help line at 1-888-777-9696. All calls are strictly confidential.
MPB’s Money Talks discussed Day Trading on July 21st, 2020.. Is that legal online gambling? Listen to the Money Talks podcast or find it on their website: moneytalks.mpbonline.org
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Next Episode
In Legal Terms: UPM Law and True Crime Books
Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/
Books discussed:
- Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2
- A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi
- Mississippi’s Federal Courts https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mississippi-s-Federal-Courts
- Heroes, Rascals, and the Law https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Heroes-Rascals-and-the-Law
- Cups Up https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Cups-Up
- Confessions of an Undercover Agent https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Confessions-of-an-Undercover-Agent
- The Last Lawyer https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Last-Lawyer
- From Midnight to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/F/From-Midnight-to-Guntown
- Return to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/R/Return-to-Guntown
- The Legs Murder Scandal https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Legs-Murder-Scandal
- Hands in the Till Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Hands-in-the-Till
- Power, Greed, and Hubris: Judicial Bribery in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Power-Greed-and-Hubris
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