Emergency powers can provide government officials with some of the most serious and concerning authority to control the lives of private citizens. They can be used to detain individuals against their will, to deprive them a means to earn a living, to prevent them from assembling together, and more. Measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lockdowns, business and school closures, mandatory medical testing and vaccinations, attest to how intrusive and broad these powers can be. This recent unprecedented use of emergency powers requires a rigorous review.
This event will discuss the inherent dangers of emergency powers, review the current legal issues surrounding them and offer solutions for how policymakers can strike a balance between the need for temporary emergency powers and the need to protect civil liberties.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
Continental breakfast included
The Louie Building
Freedom Hall (6th Floor)
123 W. Allegan St.
Lansing, MI 48933
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Daniel Dew directs Pacific Legal Foundation’s legal policy efforts. The legal policy team works to expand individual liberty and human flourishing by leveraging PLF’s legal expertise and strategic research into concrete legislative, administrative, and regulatory victories at the state and federal levels.
Before joining PLF, Daniel was a legal fellow at The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio, and a visiting legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. He has led numerous successful public policy campaigns, including civil asset forfeiture reform, criminal justice reform, and removing government-imposed barriers to employment. He earned his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and his undergraduate degree from Utah State University.
Michael Van Beek is director of research for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He has authored several studies for the Center as well as analysis and commentaries that have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, The Grand Rapids Press, The Oakland Press and elsewhere.
Parking
Parking is available at meters located around the building and throughout downtown using the Passport Parking app.
There are also a few parking garages you can choose as well:
South Grand Ramp
201 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Allegan Parking Ramp
corner of W. Allegan St. & S. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Capitol Public Parking
231 S. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
Townsend Street Parking Ramp
221 Townsend St.
Lansing, MI 48933
