Scholarship and Press
Nina A. Kohn, Adrianna Duggan (YLS ’24), Justin Cole (YLS ’23), Nada Aljassar (YLS ’24) “Using What We Have: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis.” William & Mary Law Review (Apr. 2023)
Robert Dinerstein, Deborah Enix-Ross, Nina Kohn, Ellie Lanier “Modern Laws and Out-of-Court Solutions Can Advance Guardianship” Bloomberg (Mar. 2023)
Nina Kohn. "Voters Live Here: Understanding the Voting Rights and Needs of Long-term Care Residents." Generations Today (Mar. 2023)
Kohn and Irina D Manta. "Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure," Bill of Health (Feb 2023)
Nina A. Kohn “COVID-19 and the Problem of Multiple Sufficient Cases” Bill of Health (Oct. 2022)
Emily Rock (YLS '14) and James Bhandary-Alexander. "Congress Should Act to Fund Medical-Legal Partnerships," Bill of Health (Sep. 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Britney Spears’ case has shown why guardianship laws need to change," The Guardian (Aug. 2021)
(White Paper) “Will the Next Pandemic Lead to More Nursing Home Resident Death and Despair?” Mobilization for Justice and Fellows from the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School (July 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Long-Term Care After COVID: A Roadmap for Law Reform," Bill of Health (June 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "It's time to care about home care," The Hill (May 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Covid awakened Americans to a nursing home crisis. Now comes the hard part.," Washington Post (Apr. 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Nursing Homes, COVID-19, and the Consequences of Regulatory Failure," Georgetown Law Journal (Apr. 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Netflix's 'I Care a Lot' should worry you," The Hill (Feb. 2021)
Nina A. Kohn. "Legislating Supported Decision-Making," Harvard Journal of Legistlation (Feb. 2021)
Nina A. Kohn and Jennifer Goldberg. "When it comes to healthy aging: location, location, location," The Hill (Oct. 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "Coronavirus isolated nursing home residents. Now it might keep them from voting," Washington Post (Oct. 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "Older adults are feeling the heat, literally," The Hill (August 2020)
Nina A. Kohn and Jennifer Goldberg. "When It Comes to Healthy Aging: Location, Location, Location," The Hill (Aug. 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "A Framework for Theoretical Inquiry into Law and Aging," Theoretical Inquiries in Law (July 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "The pandemic exposed a painful truth: America doesn’t care about old people," Washington Post (May 2020)
Nina A. Kohn and Jessica Roberts (YLS '06). "Nursing homes need increased staffing, not legal immunity," The Hill (May 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "Addressing the crisis in long-term care facilities," The Hill (Apr. 2020)
Nina A. Kohn. "How the Guardianship System Can Help Address Gun Violence," 48 Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 133 (2020)
- August 15, 2023 - NFL star Michael Oher know for 'The Blind Side' film claims adoption was a lie. Nina Kohn is featured in a video on the case brought by the subject of the film The Blind Side.
- August 15, 2023 - The Blind Side' subject Michael Oher's blockbuster lawsuit against Tuohy family explained. Nina Kohn, Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law, is quoted in an article on the high profile conservatorship case between the subjects of the film The Blind Side.
- August 15, 2023 - What to know about conservatorships. Nina Kohn comments on conservatorships as they relate to the high profile The Blind Side case.
- January 18, 2023 - Eyewitness News investigation finds alarming issues in Tri-State's adult guardianship system. Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law at the Solomon Center, Nina Kohn, was featured in an expose on adult guardianship in the Tri-State area.
- October 8, 2021 – It's not just Britney Spears: 1.3M Americans are under conservatorships. Activists want reform. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in USA Today on conservatorships.
- September 30, 2021- Britney Spears gets free of father’s conservatorship – but many others remain shackled by the easily abused legal arrangement. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in The Conversation about abuse of conservatorship.
- August 17, 2021 – After pandemic ravaged nursing homes, new state laws protect residents. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in USA Today on the impact of the pandemic on the future of nursing home care.
- August 16, 2021 – Reinforcing Autonomy and Displacing Guardianship with SDMS. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn’s article was reviewed in Jotwell
- August 13, 2021 – Nursing home becomes first in Syracuse area to be sued over Covid-19 death. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in a local Syracuse media outlet.
- July 16, 2021 – Today, Explained: A Podcast by Vox - #FreeBritney was right. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is interviewed on Vox’s “Today Explained” podcast.
- July 15, 2021 – Are conservatorships toxic? How Britney Spears’ cry for help forced a conversation in America. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is interviewed on the Toronto Star’s “This Matters” podcast.
- June 25, 2021 - Does Britney Spears Stand a Chance of Dissolving Her Conservatorship?. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted at length in Rolling Stones about conservatorship in the Britney Spears Case.
- June 24, 2021 - Britney Spears case casts harsh light on conservatorships. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in The Hill about the dangers of conservatorships.
- March 16, 2021 - Guardianship experts say put wishes in writing. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is interviewed on guardianship abuse.
- March 3, 2021 - Andrew Cuomo's Nursing Home Shield Means 'They Got Away with Killing Our Mom. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted at length in Newsweek on the dangers of immunity
- January 13, 2021 - Opinion: Embroiled in a family feud? These people could help. Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law Nina Kohn is quoted in MarketWatch in a piece about elder mediation.