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Public Health Departments on the Frontlines 2020

Product ID: CA3067D
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Co-produced with the Administrative and Local Government Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Endorsed by the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin

Questioning the powers that be

On May 13, 2020, Wisconsin’s high court became the first in the nation to overturn a state’s stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 crisis.1 In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Department of Health Services Secretary-designee, Andrea Palm exceeded her authority when she issued Emergency Order #28 and extended the statewide Safer at Home order without legislative approval.2

This Supreme Court decision, along with recent lawsuits filed against state and county public health leaders across the state, has sparked debate over public health officials’ authority.3 If Emergency Order #28 was ruled to be “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable,” then what measures are legally permissible in times of crisis?4 What authority do Wisconsin’s state and local public health officials have right now to respond to and contain communicable disease outbreaks?

Understand the current legal landscape

In Public Health Departments on the Frontlines, Marci Paulsen and Diane Welsh will provide a quick history of public health law and explain what authority exists for local public health orders and actions.

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Co-produced with the Administrative and Local Government Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Endorsed by the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin

Questioning the powers that be

On May 13, 2020, Wisconsin’s high court became the first in the nation to overturn a state’s stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 crisis.1 In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Department of Health Services Secretary-designee, Andrea Palm exceeded her authority when she issued Emergency Order #28 and extended the statewide Safer at Home order without legislative approval.2

This Supreme Court decision, along with recent lawsuits filed against state and county public health leaders across the state, has sparked debate over public health officials’ authority.3 If Emergency Order #28 was ruled to be “unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable,” then what measures are legally permissible in times of crisis?4 What authority do Wisconsin’s state and local public health officials have right now to respond to and contain communicable disease outbreaks?

Understand the current legal landscape

In Public Health Departments on the Frontlines, Marci Paulsen and Diane Welsh will provide a quick history of public health law and explain what authority exists for local public health orders and actions.

Read More ↓

Marci Paulsen was hired in 1999 as an Assistant City Attorney in Madison. Marci was the lead prosecutor in the Madison Municipal Court for over ten years. She currently represent the police, fire and health departments in various legal matters and has represented the Madison Dane County Public Health Department for over 16 years. Marci has been involved in several cases of individuals with infectious TB who are noncompliant with health orders.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began she has been the lead attorney advising the Madison Dane County Public Health Department on numerous issues surrounding the pandemic, including drafting multiple Emergency Public Health Orders under Wis. Stats. Sec. 252.03 and providing advice on enforcement issues surrounding the numerous statewide Public Health Orders.

Diane Welsh is a partner at Pines Bach, LLP, where she primarily handles matters involving health law, government law, or both. Prior to switching to private practice, Diane was Chief Legal Counsel at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, which includes the Division of Public Health. For over eight years, Diane dealt with public health legal issues, including communicable disease outbreaks and public health orders.

  • Learn the historical precedent for public health orders and actions in Wisconsin
  • Understand the current legal authority for local public health departments
  • Review recent cases challenging public health authority
  • Administrative and Local Government Law Section members
  • Administrative and government lawyers
  • Municipal attorneys
  • Civil/individual rights lawyers
  • Public interest attorneys

Section Member Savings

Members of the State Bar's Administrative and Local Government Law Section and/or the Health Law Section save $20 on tuition.

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