The Ebola Outbreak: Quarantine and Isolation Authority

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Ebola virus disease;    Health policy;    Civil liberties;    Detention of persons;   

RP-ID  :  crs_ls_2014Oct28_outbreak

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This legal sidebar discusses recent quarantine policies announced by several states, including New York and New Jersey, for travelers arriving from areas affected by the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, which have raised legal and constitutional questions about federal and state authority to order quarantine and isolation measures.