Sarah L. Swan
- 15 hours ago
- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Matthew Lawrence & Cara Waite
- 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...
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...
Sarah L. Swan
- May 6
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Stories on housing, prisons, and abortion access in cities and states
On the Problem of Prison Towns: A Future for Susanville - Bolts Mag Connecticut governor signs law protecting abortion seekers and...
Sarah L. Swan
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Ticketing school children, climate causes of action, and more Florida
Illinois Law Bans Schools From Fining Children With Tickets. So the Police Are Doing It for Them. Why Don’t We Just Build New Cities?...
Sarah L. Swan
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Florida dominates headlines this week
Small Counties Are Making Major Strides on Criminal Legal Reform | Opinion Abortion rights backers block 'trigger' law in Nebraska...
Sarah L. Swan
- Apr 15
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Opioids as public nuisance, NYC clean energy, and the White House's zoning vision
Preserving History in a Town that Doesn’t Want to Remember San Francisco’s public nuisance suit against pharma for opioids will go...
Sarah L. Swan
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Florida and Disney clash; cities wade into the world of crypto
DeSantis goes after Disney’s special government status in Florida City leaders threatened employees who wanted to publicly speak on...
Sarah L. Swan
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Monitoring police misconduct, imagining walkable suburbs, and using public space
Wealthy donors want to dictate what happens in the public space of Washington Square Park Local Governments Fight Over Water in Arizona...
Brenner Fissell
- Mar 29
- 4 min
On the Size of Local Legislatures
Are the legislatures of local governments too small? Once one looks beyond some major cities, one sees councils, boards, and commissions...
Sarah L. Swan
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Corporate neighbors, stymied housing growth, and sister city breakups
Cities Move to Sever ‘Sister City’ Ties with Russian Governments When a Tech Company Tries to Be a Good Neighbor In Face of National...
Kathryn Randolph
- Mar 25
- 9 min
Litigating Gerrymandering in the Post-Rucho World: State Law and Political Maps, Part 2
Diverging Paths to Challenging Gerrymanders: Past Results and Possible Outcomes Ohio and New Jersey are far from the only states to have...
Kathryn Randolph
- Mar 24
- 8 min
Litigating Gerrymandering in the Post-Rucho World: State Law and Political Maps, Part 1
While some of our readers are deep in the weeds on redistricting after Rucho v Common Cause, the Supreme Court’s 2019 decision that...
Sarah L. Swan
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: Troubled elections, international cities, and a battle for local control in Tennessee
Today's installment includes stories from outside the United States, along with domestic stories that touch on some of the most timely...
Sarah L. Swan
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Swan's Picks: changes in public education, preventing violence, and entrenched polarization
The Little-Known Violence Prevention Tool Cropping Up in Cities Across the Country Barbershop Confrontations, Profane Signs and Despair:...
