Can a U.S. president order a national lockdown or place states under quarantine? Legal experts say: not really. But the federal government does have other tools at its disposal. Here's a quick explainer ⬇️
says that the federal government has authority for isolation and quarantine under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and that under the Public Health Service Act,"the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to take measures to prevent the entry and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States and between states."
A highway sign urges out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine for 14 days if they plan on staying in Massachusetts.A highway sign urges out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine for 14 days if they plan on staying in Massachusetts.Price says the CDC can issue"do not board" orders to travelers."They tend to be related to prohibiting air travel by persons who have a tuberculosis diagnosis, for example.
"It is unclear, absent congressional approval or every state in the union collectively agreeing to it, how any president would have the authority to impose a federal or national quarantine," Moss says.The federal law on this, he says,"is clearly aimed at individuals or specifically identified groups, not the entire country writ large."
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