

Sarah L. Swan
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks March 8
This spring sees state and local law in focus at law schools around the country. We were happy to see offerings at University of...


Paul Diller
Feb 28, 20244 min read
SCOTUS Grants Pass case presents conflict between individual and collective rights
The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in one of the most important cases for local governments, particularly on the...

Sarah L. Swan
Feb 16, 20241 min read
Swan's Pick President's Weekend Edition
Local governments are becoming public developers to build new housing - Vox Jacksonville City Council passes Sheriff T.K. Waters' bill...


Sarah L. Swan
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks for the Week of February 12
​This Florida Mall Has Gucci, Prada … and Soon, Affordable Housing? - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Court Decision Blocks EPA Action...
Slog Law Blog
Feb 6, 20241 min read
The Promise and Limits of State Constitutions February 8-9
We're excited to see so many contributors and friends to SLoG at this symposium: The Brennan Center for Justice, State Court Report, and...


Sarah L. Swan
Feb 2, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks for February 2
The ghost town article in this week's aggregation seems particularly salient, and touches on trends predicted by among others Michelle...


Sarah L. Swan
Jan 26, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks January 26
Housing is unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters : NPR Entire Town’s Newspapers Stolen On Day It Runs Story About Rape At...


Paul Mark
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Affordable Housing Bill in Massachusetts Starts the Legislative Process as Gubernatorial Priority
Ed. note: Paul Mark, a student in the LL.M program at Georgetown University Law Center, and Research Assistant for thre Project on State...


Sarah L. Swan
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks Snow Day Edition
Get out there in the white stuff if it is in your neighborhood. Bring any four-legged pals along, too. Acknowledgement to Nick Romanko of...


Sarah L. Swan
Jan 11, 20241 min read
Swan's Picks, New Year Supersize Edition
We hope your batteries are recharged. You will need the energy this year. Legislative plan to overhaul affordable housing prompts...


SLoG Law
Dec 22, 20231 min read
On to 2024
SLoG is going on hiatus until January 2, 2024, when we will return with a post on affordable housing from a Massachusetts legislator....
Sarah L. Swan
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks December 15
Philly is the first city to ban medical deportations – NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com) Lawsuit says prison labor system in...


Sarah L. Swan
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks December 8
Once a Homeless Addict, a Mayor Takes On Housing and Drug Crises - The New York Times (nytimes.com) HUD Proposes 30-Day Waiting Period...
Sarah L. Swan
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Swan's Pick for 12/1
As we go live with this week's Swan's Picks, we are saddened to learn of the loss of a First: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the nation's...


Sarah L. Swan
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for 11/17
Here are the picks for the week. We've also posted on Bruce's Beach and reparations, here. Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors...


Sarah L. Swan
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for November 10
To all the veterans out there, our thanks for you service and sacrifice. Here are the picks for the week. Mortgage rates plummet by...


Sarah L. Swan
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for November 3
New York Will Be Fine. Other Downtowns Have More to Fear. - The Atlantic If Abortion Measure Fails, Ohioans on Parole And Probation...


Sarah L. Swan
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for October 27
Working People Across the Country Are Living Out of Their Cars - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Houston, at Odds With Regional Planning...


Sarah L. Swan
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for October 20
Here are the picks for October 20. Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value (economist.com) Beyond the Myth of...


Sarah L. Swan
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for Friday the 13th
Here are the picks for the week. Note the food cart licensing report, an interesting counterpoint to Laura Napoli Coordes' post here last...


Sarah L. Swan
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks 10/6; and some thoughts on "second best" interventions in transportation safety policy
Before getting to Swan's Picks for this week, here is a suggested reading from Gregory Shill, University of Iowa College of Law, on some...


Laura Napoli Coordes
Sep 26, 20233 min read
New York City Meddles with Taxi Medallions
My Secured Transactions students are often surprised to learn that a taxi medallion can serve as collateral for a secured loan. But taxi...


Sarah L. Swan
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for September 22
Here are Swan's picks for the week. A word on the article on teaching Ta-Nahesi Coates in South Carolina: if students are never...


Sarah L. Swan
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for September 15
Here are Swan's picks for this week. Black churches in Florida buck DeSantis: 'Our churches will teach our own history.' (msn.com) CA...