Themes, Doctrine, and Pedagogy in the 2013-14 National Health Law Moot Court Competition Problem

Abstract

This publication contains two parts: a complete moot court problem and an essay explaining what the problem set out to explore. Topics covered include the First Amendment speech rights of government employees; the Health Care Quality Improvement Act as a source of immunity from tort and contract damages; employment as a locus of coercion and opportunity; and the debate over dangers attributed to vaccinations and the failure to vaccinate children.

Keywords: vaccination, vaccines, First Amendment, Garcetti, Pickering, hospitals, social media, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, § 1983