Questions tagged [covid-19]

For questions about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on laws and other regulations, legal process and proceedings, and legality of action. Consider adding a location tag if the question is specific to a particular jurisdiction.

This tag is for questions about the specific impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on

  • laws and regulations, including the activation of emergency powers, the creation of new acts and statutes based on the pandemic, and changes in interpretation of existing law in the context of the pandemic

  • legal process and proceedings, including trial or other court action/inaction

  • the legality (or otherwise) of actions taken in the context of the pandemic; see also

It is not for questions that merely mention Covid-19, or questions regarding situations that happen to occur during the pandemic, or for questions which have the same answer regardless of the pandemic.

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How does a requirement to wear a mask infringe civil liberty?

I come from a scientific background, so wearing a mask is second nature in a laboratory & clinical settings: I am biased because I do not want to infect patients or inhale pathogens. That being said, I am trying to understand the viewpoint as to…
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Governor signs executive order that bans mandated use of Covid-19 vaccine passports

Florida Governor signs executive order that bans mandated use of Covid-19 vaccine passports. The Order, effective immediately, says vaccines are available but not mandated in the state and cites freedom and privacy concerns as the primary basis for…
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Is it fraud to receive coronavirus mortgage relief when you left your job for non-COVID reasons, such as a divorce?

A person quits their job non-COVID related reasons. The person moves out of the state and abandoned the home. During that time, this person makes a request to receive COVID relief on their mortgage. Is this illegal? Also does the spouse have a legal…
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