What Are the Social Determinants of Health, and Where Do Lawyers Come In?
What the social determinants of health are, what U.S. county data show, and where lawyers come in, from housing codes to medical-legal partnerships.
Law, plainly
Plain-language explainers on public-interest law: health privacy, public health powers, green card categories, Connecticut veterans services, and pro bono.
What the social determinants of health are, what U.S. county data show, and where lawyers come in, from housing codes to medical-legal partnerships.
A law student’s look at 24 CFR 5.609, the federal rule defining “income” for HUD housing assistance, and what changed under a 2025 rule update.
What does HIPAA actually cover? A plain English guide to who HIPAA applies to, what it protects, and the common myths about medical privacy.
Where do public health powers come from? A plain English guide to state police power, quarantine authority, and the limited federal role in health orders.
Green card categories explained plainly: family-based, employment-based, priority dates, and why wait times differ so much by category.