We filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against RFK Jr. by the AAP and APHA, and the government tried and failed to get the suit tossed. A judge said no, citing our amicus brief. Much gratitude to @doritreiss.bsky.social and @weparmet.bsky.social for absolutely crushing it on this brief.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social just submitted an amicus brief in district court in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr on federal vaccine policy. drive.google.com/file/d/1FEH-...

yes, it’s really that bad.

Share this Call 4 Papers on Navigating the New Health Law Landscape with your networks! law.northeastern.edu/academics/ce...

So Texas, which pioneered the Texas 2 step and has worked to shield companies from tort liability is now suing J&J for trying to shield itself from potential liability in Tylenol claims. Irony really is dead.

Thrilled to share this new Call for Papers from AJPH on the Relationship between Public Health & Politics, ajph.aphapublications.org/pb-assets/Su...

NEW: @weparmet.bsky.social and me in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social on last Supreme Ct term & impact on health. TLDR: Major concerns about the Court's politicizing health agencies, dashing protections for marginalized groups, and eroding access to justice. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....

Pleased to share the latest essay by Daniel Aaron and me on the potential impact of the Supreme Court's 2024 term on health, ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....

Please share: The Center for Health Policy & Law at Northeastern is looking for a JD Program Director to work on Advancing Public Health & Health Equity in the Courts. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Pleased to share the Center for Health Policy & Law & Northeastern University Law Review's Call 4 Papers on "Navigating the New Health Law Landscape." Papers will be presented at Northeastern's Annual Health Law Conference on April 3, 2026! law.northeastern.edu/academics/ce...

This is the exact opposite of what SCOTUS did. It allowed discriminatory stops, www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Enjoyed talking with the Boston Globe about the steps that Mass DPH took today to ensure that COVID-vaccines are available in the state. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/m...

Looks like it will be next to impossible to get COVID vaccines in MA for weeks or even months unless your MD will deliver them. For those of us at high risk without that option, well guess we're out of luck or have to become vaccine tourists. Thanks RFK. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Just learned - maybe others knew - that there are (almost) no COVID vaccines available anywhere. The old ones have been pulled; the new ones not approved. My MD said I need it, but I can't get it. Thanks RFK!

New paper! “The Professional Regulation and Ethics of Direct-to-Prescription Marketing” is forthcoming with the American Journal of Law & Medicine. Draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @nusl.bsky.social @clicatnusl.bsky.social

For two years, PHLW has been tracking litigation that challenges efforts to improve health equity. Please read “Litigation Challenging Governmental and Health Institution Efforts to Address Health Equity from January 2024 to May 2025”. www.publichealthlawwatch.org/health-equit...

Great time at ASLME #HLPC2025, hosted by @bulaw.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social last week! Our panel on Direct-to-Prescription Pharmaceuticals (with @weparmet.bsky.social @cehaupt.bsky.social @jakeelberg.bsky.social) was well-attended despite being slotted in the last session of the conference.

At 2:45 PM, Professors Wendy Parmet and Claudia Haupt will present in Room 212 on Direct to Prescription Marketing: Constitutional, Regulatory, and Ethical Implications. @weparmet.bsky.social @cehaupt.bsky.social healthlawprofconf.org/schedule-2025/

Looking forward to presenting on a panel with @weparmet.bsky.social @cehaupt.bsky.social #HLP25 #HLPC25

They are driving a narrative that is unhelpful in preparing us for future threats as @weparmet.bsky.social, @drsinhaesq.bsky.social & I discuss in @NEJM. While it may feel good to find someone to blame for COVID, in the end these pieces lead us dangerously astray. end/ www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Pleased to share my latest editorial in the American Journal of Public Health on what needs to be done to protect public health in the courts, ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....

Excited to share my latest paper on the past and future of public health law, www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Enjoyed this AJLM article from @weparmet.bsky.social. Must-read for anyone interested in public health law. Link : www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Join Act for Public Health today at 3PM for “Executive Orders & Public Health Implications.” A panel of experts, including Professor Wendy Parmet @weparmet.bsky.social, will provide insight into the legal & practical implications of recent executive orders. changelabsolutions.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How does the ACA address/should address the social determinants of health? Fascinating discussion w @weparmet.bsky.social @mblawrence.bsky.social @yaelcannon.bsky.social & John Jacobi @setonhallhealthlaw.bsky.social ACA at 15 symposium at Seton Hall Law!

@setonhallhealthlaw.bsky.social's @jvjshu.bsky.social is moderating panel 2, "How the ACA Addressed Social Determinants of Health" with @weparmet.bsky.social, @yaelcannon.bsky.social, and @mblawrence.bsky.social at Seton Hall Law's ACA at 15: A Health Equity Review Symposium

Recent federal executive orders are affecting public health policy, equity, and funding at all levels of government. Join Act for Public Health’s webinar on March 19 to learn about their impact and how to respond: bit.ly/43Iqk9k #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #A4PH

Happening next Friday! It’s not too late to register 🔥🔥🔥 law.shu.edu/events/journ...

Speaking as a health professional or speaking as a politician? @weparmet.bsky.social and I discuss the important nuances here: illinoislawreview.org/print/vol-20... @sherylnyt.bsky.social @nusl.bsky.social

New set of reflections on civility--this one centered on civility, pandemics, and public health--inspired by @weparmet.bsky.social's "Constitutional Contagion: COVID, the Courts, and Public Health": buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/c... @kellyhayes.bsky.social #civility #covid19

Anyone else wondering if all of the back & forth about tariffs is supporting some insider market manipulation? How would we know? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

I certainly don't disagree. I think the easier case would be to do away with philosophical exemptions, but members of this Court have shown their openness to First Amendment arguments, as @weparmet.bsky.social has written. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/31/o...

This is terrifying.

Thrilled about the "ACA at 15" symposium by Seton Hall J of Legislation & @setonhallhealthlaw.bsky.social on March 14! With @lindsaywiley.bsky.social @christinasho.bsky.social @weparmet.bsky.social @mblawrence.bsky.social @yaelcannon.bsky.social+other ⭐⭐⭐ Register: law.shu.edu/events/journ...!

It is difficult to overstate just how detrimental this will be to the health and well-being of the American people.

As I explain here, petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/02/06/t..., the professions “are responsible for maintaining the integrity of professional discourse according to professional standards.” A recent example from @bmj.com:

Was it really < 2 years ago that the Supreme Ct. said "Among Congress's most important authorities is its control of the purse... It would be odd to think that separation of powers concerns evaporate simply because the Government is providing monetary benefits rather than imposing obligations"?

"And if you ask me, one important factor in the quality of life is not being dead." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...

“Publication ethics and professional standards define the work of medical journals, editors, and researchers. These are safeguards of best scientific practice and integrity—and will not yield to bad practice like gag orders, suppression, and authoritarian whims.”

I am thrilled to have been elected to serve on the board of @jlme-journal.bsky.social! Humbled to serve alongside giant health law scholars like @lindsaywiley.bsky.social @weparmet.bsky.social @profgoldberg.bsky.social Ruqaiijah Yearby Lawrence Gostin & many others🙏 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I missed this entirely: The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines. Musk demanded he resign. He did. On January 20th. www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...

Anyone else remember the major questions doctrine? Just wondering if that is no longer a thing that the executive branch needs to think about?

OK folks. RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing is next week. We need to get to work. Rope in EVERYONE you know. This is a five-alarm fire.

Trump ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research. If you or someone you know has cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or one of many countless illnesses that needs a cure — this could have devastating effects.

Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.

The fate of the public's health often rests with the courts. How can we help ensure that public health gets a fairer shake in the courts? Check out the action plan for protecting public health in the courts, law.northeastern.edu/wp-content/u...

If you would like to learn about protecting public health in our courts, check out this latest announcement: law.northeastern.edu/aph-convenin...

New Short Takes forum on @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's book Abortion! Featuring @natashalennard.bsky.social, Sian Norris, @weparmet.bsky.social, and Carly Thomsen. A great discussion of abortion politics at the precipice of Trump 2.0. signsjournal.org/jessica-vale...

This morning at St. Luke's Hospital Grand Rounds in Chesterfield, MO, I highlighted strategies for hospitals & physicians to optimize their response in anticipation of a possible H5N1 pandemic. Based on @nejm.org w/ @weparmet.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

Sunday afternoon reading: continuing to devour a spectacularly well-researched examination (with extensive footnotes/references) of how legal decisions affected our response to COVID-19-- @weparmet.bsky.social's "Constitutional Contagion: COVID, the Courts, and Public Health."