Swan's Picks for September 8
The school year has begun, and the pace is picking up. Here are some recent developments: In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue...
Sarah L. Swan
Sep 8, 20231 min read


Labor Day Edition of Swan's Picks, and A Call for Pitches
This week's edition of Swan's Picks features the reversal at the trial court level of the Texas "Death Star" preemption bill. The Texas...
Sarah L. Swan
Sep 1, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks, August 25, including a guide to all 50 state supreme courts
Very handy guide to the Supreme Court of all fifty states from Bolts. Great resource. Your State-by-State Guide to Every State Supreme...
Sarah L. Swan
Aug 25, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks for August 18
It is not too often state constitutional rights claims make Meet the Press, but that was true this week when Chuck Todd interviewed...
Sarah L. Swan
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for August 11
Some great picks for this week, as the law school semester is about to begin. Have a look! Direct Democracy—and Abortion Rights—Win in...
Sarah L. Swan
Aug 11, 20231 min read

Swan's Picks August 4, 2023
Happy Birthday to Barack Obama, Meghan Markle and Greta Gerwig. Big day for cultural icon celebrations! Kingston passes form-based zoning...
SLoG Law
Aug 4, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks July 28
To be clear, we will be seeing "Oppenheimer." 35-property Zillow listing turns heads in West Philly - WHYY Tennessee educators file...
Sarah L. Swan
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks July 21
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Faces $35 Billion Pension Crisis - Bloomberg Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard over militialike...
Sarah L. Swan
Jul 21, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks for July 14
Happy Bastille Day. Here are Swan's Picks for the week: Detroit Marks 10th Anniversary of Bankruptcy With Bond Sale - Bloomberg The Case...
Sarah L. Swan
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Summer Highlights from Our Contributors
It's July, and you all are busy, it seems, writing. Here are a couple of links to work from our contributors. First, from Michael...
SLoG Law
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Swan's Pick: A Shout-Out to State Con Law Included
For those who groove to Justice Brennan's visionary 1977 Harvard Law Review article, State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual...
Sarah L. Swan
Jul 7, 20231 min read


Swan's Pick for the Last of June
Here are the week's picks. If you haven't looked yet, Brian Highsmith has done a great post for SLoG, reviewing David Schleicher's new...
Sarah L. Swan
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Averting Local Fiscal Crises—and Resolving the “Trilemma”—by Centralizing Infrastructure Funding
Written among other purposes as a policymaker’s handbook, David Schleicher’s “In a Bad State” develops important—and timely—lessons from...
Brian Highsmith
Jun 27, 20236 min read


Swan's Picks for the Week of June 23
Summer is upon us, and at least a few of us will be reading the local paper in a quiet place sometime soon. When you do, remember that...
Sarah L. Swan
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks June 16
Women broke representation records in statehouses after 2022 midterms (19thnews.org) Gov. Pritzker makes Illinois first state to ban book...
Sarah L. Swan
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for Week of June 9
Including an op-ed from the New York Times on state legislatures and democracy--must read. Opinion | States Are Silencing the Will of...
Sarah L. Swan
Jun 10, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks for June 2
How are climate concerns impacting local policy in your community? The two lead picks for this week shows the impact on Phoenix and in...
Sarah L. Swan
Jun 2, 20231 min read


Why Abortion-Rights Advocates Must Beware of Local Law
Nearly a year ago in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional limits on...
Kaitlin Caruso
Jun 1, 20237 min read
Swan's Picks for May 19: Texas Nuclear Preemption Heads to Governor Abbott's desk, and more
Even the most chill among our readers need to be concerned about the Texas nuclear preemption bill listed first in the picks this week....
Sarah L. Swan
May 19, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks for This Week
NYC Bill Proposes Income-Based Fines for Violations Like Double Parking - The New York Times (nytimes.com) DeSantis signs bills banning...
Sarah L. Swan
May 15, 20231 min read


The Case of Bruce’s Beach as a Leading Edge for Reparation and Restitution Theory
Timothy Mondloch and Meryl Justin Chertoff The claims of Black Americans for reparations for the injuries of slaveholding, Jim Crow era...
Timothy J. Mondloch
May 9, 20236 min read
Swan's Picks for May 5
Do you have any picks that have gotten your attention? Do you have a forthcoming article you'd like to preview? Let us know at...
Sarah L. Swan
May 5, 20231 min read
Swan's Picks for April 28
She Had $2,300 in Unpaid Taxes. Hennepin County Bilked Her for $25,000. (reason.com) State's Failure to Pass Drug Possession Bill Could...
Sarah L. Swan
Apr 28, 20231 min read


Swan's Picks for April 14
Here are the picks for this week: Fate of a Controversial Highway Still Divides New Orleans - Bloomberg Missouri House Republicans vote...
Sarah L. Swan
Apr 14, 20231 min read