Ep. 147: The Legal History of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Published: April 24, 2020, 4 a.m.

b'The 1918 flu pandemic is the closest historical precedent for our current crisis, and it produced a slew of interesting court rulings \\u2014 dealing with teachers who were denied pay, botched medications, and a triple homicide that led to a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling on police misconduct. On this week\\u2019s show, we\\u2019re taking you through all of them. Also this week: The latest high court showdown over \\u201cstare decisis\\u201d; a cannabis company files a pioneering bankruptcy case; and a Florida attorney who refused to keep his pants on.'