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COVID-19 and The Law

COVID-19 and The Law

Law and Policy to Address Basic Needs and Marginalized Populations

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Housing and Food

Farmworker Protection during COVID-19: Will New Jersey learn its lesson?

February 8, 2021 by Marcus Mitchell, J.D. 2022

New Jersey was hit particularly hard by COVID-19 in spring of 2020. There were several factors contributing to its high case rate and death toll in the state, including sometimes shifting and unclear directives from leadership and high population density. Communities of color experienced disproportionate death rates, due to institutional discrimination manifesting in the form […]

The Long-Term Problem of Eviction Moratoria Without Financial Support

January 28, 2021 by Beshoy Shokralla

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated preexisting vulnerabilities in the rental housing market and created a dire economic situation for both renters and small landlords. Prior to the pandemic, the poorest 20% of households were spending more than half of their income on housing costs with little to no savings.[1] Many renters who faced evictions often […]

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