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Sarah L. Swan

Jan 13
1 min

Swan's Picks: Gun control, D.C. home rule, democracy, and more this week

Georgii Grygorian

Sep 28, 2022
6 min

The Role of Mayors During the Russian War in Ukraine

Laura Napoli Coordes

Sep 19, 2022
3 min

A Delicate Balance: The Role of State and Local Governments in the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Sarah L. Swan

Sep 16, 2022
1 min

Swan's Picks: Progress in Jackson, education nationwide, state-local preemption, and more

Sarah L. Swan

Aug 26, 2022
1 min

Swan's Picks: abortion, preemption, and special districts in Florida

Sarah L. Swan

Aug 16, 2022
1 min

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

Sarah L. Swan

Aug 8, 2022
1 min

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

Meryl Chertoff

Aug 3, 2022
3 min

Music Festival Cancellation Illustrates Preemption’s Peril to Local Economies

Sarah L. Swan

Jul 8, 2022
1 min

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

Sarah L. Swan

May 27, 2022
1 min

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

Sarah L. Swan

May 20, 2022
1 min

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

Sarah L. Swan

May 6, 2022
1 min

Swan's Picks: Stories on housing, prisons, and abortion access in cities and states

Sarah L. Swan

Apr 29, 2022
1 min

Swan's Picks: Ticketing school children, climate causes of action, and more Florida

Sarah L. Swan

Mar 18, 2022
1 min

Swan's Picks: Troubled elections, international cities, and a battle for local control in Tennessee

Daniel Farbman

Dec 9, 2021
5 min

Sanctuary, Abolitionism, and the Role of Local Governments in Resistance Movements

Clay Gillette

Oct 29, 2021
4 min

Instituting Police Department Reform: Municipal Governance and Minneapolis Question 2

Sheila R. Foster

Oct 29, 2021
4 min

Scaling Up State and Local Government Efforts to Ensure A Just Transition

Katrina M. Wyman & Jeff Sebo

Oct 24, 2021
6 min

Food Law Policy: Eric Adams Can Innovate in NYC

Erin Scharff

Oct 7, 2021
4 min

Abuse of Executive Discretion by State Officials on Local Budgets Shows Need for Robust Home Rule

SLoG Law

Oct 5, 2021
3 min

Field Dispatches: North Carolina's "Bathroom Bill" Gives Way to Home Rule Approaches

Sheila R. Foster

Sep 9, 2021
5 min

Local Governments Lead on Climate Change Measures

Sarah L. Swan

Sep 7, 2021
4 min

The Many Public Disorders of Florida’s HB1

Sheila R. Foster

Sep 1, 2021
4 min

Cities Are Where Most of Us Live, But Can Mayors Really Rule the World? Why We Should Be Optimistic

I could not be more excited about helping to bring this blog to life with this amazing group of scholars. For those of us who are...

FOUNDING EDITORS

Meryl J. Chertoff
mjc87@georgetown.edu

Georgetown Law Center

SALPAL

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Nestor M. Davidson
@davidson_nestor

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

Swan's Picks: Gun control, D.C. home rule, democracy, and more this week

The Role of Mayors During the Russian War in Ukraine

A Delicate Balance: The Role of State and Local Governments in the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Swan's Picks: Progress in Jackson, education nationwide, state-local preemption, and more

Swan's Picks: abortion, preemption, and special districts in Florida

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

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

Music Festival Cancellation Illustrates Preemption’s Peril to Local Economies

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

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

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

Swan's Picks: Stories on housing, prisons, and abortion access in cities and states

Swan's Picks: Ticketing school children, climate causes of action, and more Florida

Swan's Picks: Troubled elections, international cities, and a battle for local control in Tennessee

Sanctuary, Abolitionism, and the Role of Local Governments in Resistance Movements

Instituting Police Department Reform: Municipal Governance and Minneapolis Question 2

Scaling Up State and Local Government Efforts to Ensure A Just Transition

Food Law Policy: Eric Adams Can Innovate in NYC

Abuse of Executive Discretion by State Officials on Local Budgets Shows Need for Robust Home Rule

Field Dispatches: North Carolina's "Bathroom Bill" Gives Way to Home Rule Approaches

Local Governments Lead on Climate Change Measures

The Many Public Disorders of Florida’s HB1

Cities Are Where Most of Us Live, But Can Mayors Really Rule the World? Why We Should Be Optimistic

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