The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant death, illness and disruption, and it has required private parties, legislators and courts to balance claims of legal rights and community health. As a result of the pandemic, the legal profession will need to address questions about healthcare, employment, liability, the social safety net, limited access to the courts, changes to the delivery of legal services, restrictions of civil rights and liberties, the spread of virus in prisons, the disproportionate harms to people of color, and the interaction between a pandemic and public protests. Through weekly readings, class discussions, student presentations and seminar papers, students will examine COVID-19’s current impacts and lasting effects.