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Swan's Picks: Policing, health, and humor this week

Philadelphia police cancel 200 block parties for ‘criminal activity,’ frustrating residents - On top of Philly news (billypenn.com)...

Swan's Picks: Abortion in the states, trouble filling schools, and a second life for a coal town

Sarah L. Swan

Aug 8
1 min

Swan's Picks: Abortion in the states, trouble filling schools, and a second life for a coal town

How Abortion Rights Supporters Won in Kansas - The New York Times (nytimes.com) DeSantis suspends Florida prosecutor for indicating he...

SLoG Law

Aug 8
1 min

Dog Days or Training Time

It depends on how organized you are, this could be vacation time. Or, it could be preparation time. Whatever you are doing, have a look...

Music Festival Cancellation Illustrates Preemption’s Peril to Local Economies

Meryl Chertoff

Aug 3
3 min

Music Festival Cancellation Illustrates Preemption’s Peril to Local Economies

I am not even a fan of Fall Out Boy, and yet I am distressed that Atlanta’s Midtown Music Festival, scheduled for September 17-18 in...

Swan's Picks: Zoning, housing, and more this week

Sarah L. Swan

Jul 29
1 min

Swan's Picks: Zoning, housing, and more this week

Gavin Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law - CNNPolitics Nearly half of Oregon’s inmate population included...

Swan's Picks: Democracy, climate, and gun control at the state and local level

Sarah L. Swan

Jul 22
1 min

Swan's Picks: Democracy, climate, and gun control at the state and local level

What Croydon, a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town, Learned About Democracy - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Climate Activists Pivot to Local...

Meryl Chertoff

Jul 19
8 min

A First Cut at Moore v. Harper’s Perils

Meryl Chertoff, Executive Director, Georgetown Project on State and Local Government Policy & Law, Adjunct Professor of Law I have just...

Upcoming Event: Independent State Legislature Theory and the States

SLoG Law

Jul 19
1 min

Upcoming Event: Independent State Legislature Theory and the States

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider the independent state legislature theory in the case Moore v. Harper, a case decided as...

Swan's Picks: Schools, public safety, and city spending--some interesting stories on local staples.

Sarah L. Swan

Jul 8
1 min

Swan's Picks: Schools, public safety, and city spending--some interesting stories on local staples.

As NYC Slashes School Budgets, Art Teachers Are Feeling the Squeeze (hyperallergic.com) Uvalde Schools’ Police Chief, Criticized Over...

Lawyered and Lawyerless Civil Procedure in State Courts

Pamela K. Bookman & Colleen F. Shanahan

Jul 5
5 min

Lawyered and Lawyerless Civil Procedure in State Courts

Editor's Note: Periodically, we provide a forum for authors to discuss law review or SSRN essays where the topics are of interest to a...

Non-Citizen Voting in New York City Blocked by State Court

Josh Douglas

Jul 1
3 min

Non-Citizen Voting in New York City Blocked by State Court

Stop spreading the news: non-citizens may not be allowed to vote in New York City elections, after all, unless a state appellate court...

Swan's Picks: Preemption, state-level abortion access, and the myth of Texan secession.

Sarah L. Swan

Jul 1
1 min

Swan's Picks: Preemption, state-level abortion access, and the myth of Texan secession.

What abortion restrictions and laws look like in every state in the U.S. (19thnews.org) Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes local business...

Swan's Picks: This week, some stories on SCOTUS and the states. Abortion, guns, elections and more.

Sarah L. Swan

Jun 24
1 min

Swan's Picks: This week, some stories on SCOTUS and the states. Abortion, guns, elections and more.

American influence has a new address on State Street - POLITICO Ellison says MN to protect out-of-state abortions if Roe falls...

Swan's Picks: States and private litigants alike brace for Dobbs, plus crime and housing stories

Sarah L. Swan

Jun 17
1 min

Swan's Picks: States and private litigants alike brace for Dobbs, plus crime and housing stories

Minneapolis ordered to cease implementation of 2040 plan - StarTribune.com New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey...

Swan's Picks: Zoning, public safety, the future of the Great Salt Lake, and more

Sarah L. Swan

Jun 10
1 min

Swan's Picks: Zoning, public safety, the future of the Great Salt Lake, and more

SRO Housing, Nearly Zoned Out of Existence, Could Re-Emerge (governing.com) As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental...

Slog Law Blog

Jun 6
1 min

Public Health Preemption Webinar

Preemption & Policymaking in Public Health Law: From Local to Global Virtual Webinar From our colleagues at SALPAL ChangeLab Solutions...

Swan's Picks: Inclusive cities, progressive prosecutors, and the future of school vouchers

Sarah L. Swan

Jun 3
1 min

Swan's Picks: Inclusive cities, progressive prosecutors, and the future of school vouchers

Police chief for Uvalde schools sworn into city council behind closed doors Tuesday night – Houston Public Media Supreme Court likely to...

Swan's Picks: Gun control, abortion, and free speech--important topics make local news this week

Sarah L. Swan

May 27
1 min

Swan's Picks: Gun control, abortion, and free speech--important topics make local news this week

How Texas forces companies to stay neutral on gun control - or lose business (dallasnews.com) California Judicial Council Sued for...

Slog Law Blog

May 23
2 min

Call For Papers

Here is a call for papers from AALS that may interest you: Call for Papers for the Sections on Property and State and Local Government...

Swan's Picks: Policing, gun control, intellectual property, and more

Sarah L. Swan

May 20
1 min

Swan's Picks: Policing, gun control, intellectual property, and more

Cash piling up from bonds freeing migrants arrested in Texas border push | The Texas Tribune Will Disney lose Mickey Mouse, too? Josh...

Weekend Reading; Upcoming Events; And Let Us Hear from You

Slog Law Blog

May 13
1 min

Weekend Reading; Upcoming Events; And Let Us Hear from You

We are grateful to Sarah Swan for sharing her picks the last few week; here are a few other suggestions, announcements of upcoming...

Swan's Picks: A mining town moves from coal to coin, pros and cons of corporate relocation, and more

Sarah L. Swan

May 13
1 min

Swan's Picks: A mining town moves from coal to coin, pros and cons of corporate relocation, and more

Your State-by-State Guide to the 2022 Supreme Court Elections | Bolts (boltsmag.org) Mayors Face a Reckoning With Racial Wealth Gaps...

Extinguishing Locality Claims to Untap Opioid Settlement Funds: The Georgia Example

Cara Waite & Matthew Lawrence

May 12
4 min

Extinguishing Locality Claims to Untap Opioid Settlement Funds: The Georgia Example

States and localities (towns and counties) have brought a range of sometimes-overlapping lawsuits against companies alleged to have...

After Dobbs, State Constitution and Court Roles to be Amplified in Reproductive Rights Cases

Meryl Chertoff

May 6
3 min

After Dobbs, State Constitution and Court Roles to be Amplified in Reproductive Rights Cases

This has been an understandably devastating week for those who care about the rule of law and precedent. The Supreme Court appears poised...

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Meryl J. Chertoff
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Georgetown Law Center

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Nestor M. Davidson
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Fordham Urban Law Center

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Sheila Foster
@SheilaRFoster

Georgetown Law

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Daniel B. Rodriguez
@DBRodriguez5

Northwestern Law

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David N. Schleicher
@ProfSchleich

Yale Law

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Miriam Seifter
@MiriamSeifter

University of Wisconsin Law

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SLoG

State & Local Government Law Blog

FOUNDING EDITORS

Meryl J. Chertoff mjc87@georgetown.edu

Nestor M. Davidson @davidson_nestor

Sheila Foster @SheilaRFoster

Daniel B. Rodriguez @DBRodriguez5

David N. Schleicher @ProfSchleich

Miriam Seifter @MiriamSeifter

CONTRIBUTORS

Lisa Alexander Texas A&M - Presidential Impact Fellow - Professor of Law and Co-Director, Program in Real Estate and Community Development Law

Vikram D. Amar University of Illinois Law - Dean, Iwan Foundation Professor of Law

Michelle Wilde Anderson Stanford Law - Professor of Law @MWildeAnderson

Nicholas Bagley University of Michigan Law - Professor of Law | @nicholas_bagley

Lynn Baker University of Texas Law - Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law

Nikolas Bowie Harvard Law - Associate Professor of Law @nikobowie

Molly Brady Harvard Law - Professor of Law @mollyxbrady

Richard Briffault Columbia Law - Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation

Sara Bronin Cornell University - Professor @sarabronin

Paul Diller Willamette Law - Professor of Law @dillaradollar

Joshua A. Douglas UK Rosenberg - Ashland, Inc-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law @JoshuaADouglas

Christopher Elmendorf UC Davis Law - Professor of Law @CSElmendorf

Bridget Fahey University of Chicago Law - Assistant Professor of Law | @bridgetfahey

David Fontana George Washington University Law - Samuel Tyler Research Professor @proffontana

Sarah Fox Northern Illinois University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @ProfSarahFox

Clay Gillette NYU Law - Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law

Roderick Hills, Jr. NYU Law - William T. Comfort III, Professor of Law | @RickHills2

Jamila Jefferson-Jones Wayne Law - Professor of Law | @jamilajeff

Michael S. Kang Northwestern University Law - William G. and Virginia Karnes Research Professor of Law

Noah Kazis NYU Forman Center - Legal Fellow @n_kazis

Matthew Lawrence Emory Law - Associate Professor of Law @mjblawrence

Margaret H. Lemos Duke Law - Robert G. Seaks LL.B. ’34 Professor of Law

Darrell Miller Duke Law - Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Intellectual Life

Michael Morley Florida State University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @michaelmorley11

Vanessa Casado Perez Texas A&M University Law - Associate Professor of Law @vcasadop

Michael Pollack Cardozo Law - Associate Professor of Law @michaelcpollack

Maria Ponomarenko University of Minnesota Law - Associate Professor of Law | @m_ponomarenko

Jim Rossi Vanderbilt Law - Judge D.L. Lansden Chair of Law

Erin Scharff Arizona State University Law - Associate Professor of Law

Richard Schragger University of Virginia Law - Perre Bowen Professor of Law | @RichSchragger

Jed Shugerman Fordham University Law - Professor of Law @jedshug

Ilya Somin George Mason University Law - Professor of Law | @ilyasomin

Kenneth Stahl Chapman University Law - Professor of Law | @kookie13

Jed Stiglitz Cornell Law - Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law @jed_stiglitz

Rick Su UNC Law - Professor of Law

Sarah Swan Florida State University Law - Assistant Professor | @islswan

Karen Tani Penn Law - Seaman Family University Professor of Law | @kmtani

David Troutt Rutgers Law - Distinguished Professor of Law and Justice John J. Francis Scholar

Robert F. Williams Rutgers Law - Distinguished Professor of Law

Justin Weinstein-Tull Arizona State University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @jweinsteintull

Emily Zackin Princeton University - Associate Professor

Kellen Zale University of Houston Law - Associate Professor of Law

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Meryl J. Chertoff
mjc87@georgetown.edu

Nestor M. Davidson
@davidson_nestor

Sheila Foster
@SheilaRFoster

Daniel B. Rodriguez
@DBRodriguez5

David N. Schleicher
@ProfSchleich

Miriam Seifter
@MiriamSeifter

Lisa Alexander
Texas A&M - Presidential Impact Fellow - Professor of Law and Co-Director, Program in Real Estate and Community Development Law

Vikram D. Amar
University of Illinois Law - Dean, Iwan Foundation Professor of Law

Michelle Wilde Anderson
Stanford Law - Professor of Law
@MWildeAnderson

Nicholas Bagley
University of Michigan Law - Professor of Law | @nicholas_bagley

Lynn Baker
University of Texas Law - Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law

Nikolas Bowie
Harvard Law - Associate Professor of Law
@nikobowie

Molly Brady
Harvard Law - Professor of Law
@mollyxbrady

Richard Briffault
Columbia Law - Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation

Sara Bronin
Cornell University - Professor
@sarabronin

Paul Diller
Willamette Law - Professor of Law
@dillaradollar

Joshua A. Douglas
UK Rosenberg - Ashland, Inc-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law
@JoshuaADouglas

Christopher Elmendorf
UC Davis Law - Professor of Law
@CSElmendorf

Bridget Fahey
University of Chicago Law - Assistant Professor of Law | @bridgetfahey

David Fontana
George Washington University Law - Samuel Tyler Research Professor
@proffontana

Sarah Fox
Northern Illinois University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @ProfSarahFox

Clay Gillette
NYU Law - Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law

Roderick Hills, Jr.
NYU Law - William T. Comfort III, Professor of Law | @RickHills2

Jamila Jefferson-Jones
Wayne Law - Professor of Law | @jamilajeff

Michael S. Kang
Northwestern University Law - William G. and Virginia Karnes Research Professor of Law

Noah Kazis
NYU Forman Center - Legal Fellow
@n_kazis

Matthew Lawrence
Emory Law - Associate Professor of Law
@mjblawrence

Margaret H. Lemos
Duke Law - Robert G. Seaks LL.B. ’34 Professor of Law

Darrell Miller
Duke Law - Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Intellectual Life

Michael Morley
Florida State University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @michaelmorley11

Vanessa Casado Perez
Texas A&M University Law - Associate Professor of Law
@vcasadop

Michael Pollack
Cardozo Law - Associate Professor of Law
@michaelcpollack

Maria Ponomarenko
University of Minnesota Law - Associate Professor of Law | @m_ponomarenko

Jim Rossi
Vanderbilt Law - Judge D.L. Lansden Chair of Law

Erin Scharff
Arizona State University Law - Associate Professor of Law

Richard Schragger
University of Virginia Law - Perre Bowen Professor of Law | @RichSchragger

Jed Shugerman
Fordham University Law - Professor of Law
@jedshug

Ilya Somin
George Mason University Law - Professor of Law | @ilyasomin

Kenneth Stahl
Chapman University Law - Professor of Law | @kookie13

Jed Stiglitz
Cornell Law - Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law
@jed_stiglitz

Rick Su
UNC Law - Professor of Law

Sarah Swan
Florida State University Law - Assistant Professor | @islswan

Karen Tani
Penn Law - Seaman Family University Professor of Law | @kmtani

David Troutt
Rutgers Law - Distinguished Professor of Law and Justice John J. Francis Scholar

Robert F. Williams
Rutgers Law - Distinguished Professor of Law

Justin Weinstein-Tull
Arizona State University Law - Associate Professor of Law | @jweinsteintull

Emily Zackin
Princeton University - Associate Professor

Kellen Zale
University of Houston Law - Associate Professor of Law