Road Wary: Mobility, Law, and the Problem of Escape

Abstract

In this article, I consider how the phenomenon of individuals relocating for temporary periods, as has been the case during the COVID-19 crisis, raises interesting and significant issues for modern law and public policy. We should attend to what I call the problem of “escape” through imaginative legal and policy solutions, even while accepting as inevitable the demand of Americans to fleeing for what they see as comparatively greener pastures.

Keywords: COVID-19, mobility, law, public policy, legal theory

JEL Classification: K20, K23, K30, K40, R38, R40