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Nov 3, 2021
3 min

Hirschl Symposium: Introduction, Contextualizing City Power Through a Global Lens

When Founding Editor Sheila Foster proposed a book symposium on Ran Hirschl’s new work City-State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity, we...

Instituting Police Department Reform: Municipal Governance and Minneapolis Question 2

Clay Gillette

Oct 29, 2021
4 min

Instituting Police Department Reform: Municipal Governance and Minneapolis Question 2

On November 2, residents of Minneapolis will vote on Question 2 – a proposition to amend the city charter to transform the Police...

Meryl Chertoff

Oct 29, 2021
2 min

Excelsior

In the New York City public school classroom of the 1960's, localism was part of the curriculum, and I can still tell you the...

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

Sheila R. Foster

Oct 29, 2021
4 min

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

Sheila R. Foster & Chiara Pappalardo The Biden Administration has focused his governing agenda on recommitting the United States to the...

How Uncoordinated Land Use & Transportation Laws Thwart Climate Response

Sara Bronin

Oct 28, 2021
3 min

How Uncoordinated Land Use & Transportation Laws Thwart Climate Response

Climate change requires multi-level governmental response. Unfortunately, poor coordination between levels of government hinders our...

Symposium Response: Mountaineering Guides, River Crossers & Keen-Eyed Snorkelers Part 2

Jeffrey Sutton

Oct 28, 2021
6 min

Symposium Response: Mountaineering Guides, River Crossers & Keen-Eyed Snorkelers Part 2

Let me start this second installment with the piece by Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Miriam Seifter, whose title, “Who Decides Who Decides,”...

Symposium Response: Mountaineering Guides, River Crossers & Keen-Eyed Snorkelers Part I

Jeffrey Sutton

Oct 26, 2021
8 min

Symposium Response: Mountaineering Guides, River Crossers & Keen-Eyed Snorkelers Part I

In the preface to Who Decides?, I acknowledge “the considerable scholarship already undertaken” with respect to the structure of our 51...

Judge Jeff Sutton Pushes Curricular Boundaries

daniel.rodriguez

Oct 26, 2021
3 min

Judge Jeff Sutton Pushes Curricular Boundaries

In my second year of teaching at Berkeley, I approached an esteemed senior colleague and asked him for his thoughts about my plan to...

Food Law Policy: Eric Adams Can Innovate in NYC

Katrina M. Wyman & Jeff Sebo

Oct 24, 2021
6 min

Food Law Policy: Eric Adams Can Innovate in NYC

On November 2, New York City voters are likely to elect Eric Adams as the city’s next mayor, a development that could herald a new era of...

Clay Gillette

Oct 24, 2021
4 min

Teaching Cities in "The City"

Inspired by Nick and David’s posts on law school classes with local government themes, I thought I would mention a seminar that I...

davidschleicher

Oct 22, 2021
4 min

Weekend Reading

I haven't done this for a few weeks, but here is some SLOG content to read this weekend... Bar Talk: Informal Social Interactions,...

Calibrating Judicial Review to the Times

Carolyn Shapiro

Oct 21, 2021
5 min

Calibrating Judicial Review to the Times

Judge Sutton’s two books, Fifty-One Imperfect Solutions and Who Decides? contain fascinating history lessons, much food for thought, and...

Who Defends: Judge Sutton's Vision and the Challenge of a Plural Executive

Kate Shaw

Oct 21, 2021
5 min

Who Defends: Judge Sutton's Vision and the Challenge of a Plural Executive

It’s no secret that this is a perilous moment for American democracy. We’re nine months out from a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol,...

Roderick M. Hills

Oct 20, 2021
6 min

50 Decisionmakers, Explained

Judge Sutton’s Who Decides? is a gracefully written, good-natured, and open-minded book about the acceptance of pluralism in governmental...

Who Decides: Diving into the Realm Beneath the Federal Level

Emily Zackin

Oct 19, 2021
4 min

Who Decides: Diving into the Realm Beneath the Federal Level

This remarkably engaging and expansive book is about federalism, constitutionalism, and democracy, but as I sit down now to describe it,...

& More News: Watch State Supreme Courts on Partisan Gerrymandering & Hold Your Breath on Fed Courts

Richard L. Hasen

Oct 18, 2021
3 min

& More News: Watch State Supreme Courts on Partisan Gerrymandering & Hold Your Breath on Fed Courts

After a decade and a half of uncertainty, the Supreme Court in Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) closed the federal courthouse door to claims...

Jessica Bulman-Pozen & Miriam Seifter

Oct 18, 2021
5 min

Who Decides Who Decides

In Who Decides?, Judge Jeff Sutton provides an insightful, accessible primer on differences between state and federal constitutional...

Understanding State Legislatures through the Lens of Sutton's Separation of Powers Analysis

Robert F. Williams

Oct 18, 2021
5 min

Understanding State Legislatures through the Lens of Sutton's Separation of Powers Analysis

What better title for Judge Jeffrey Sutton’s new book than “Who Decides?” now that we are almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic? A...

davidschleicher

Oct 17, 2021
3 min

Law School Classes With SLOGgy Themes: The Law of State and Local Budgets

Following Nick's great post, I thought I'd describe my seminar, which I co-teach with Dick Ravitch, on the law of state and local budgets....

Judge Sutton's Brief for State Constitutionalism: A Book Symposium from SLoGLaw Blog

daniel.rodriguez

Oct 15, 2021
3 min

Judge Sutton's Brief for State Constitutionalism: A Book Symposium from SLoGLaw Blog

With Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, we have a fascinating puzzle. Here is a one of our leading federal judges. An accomplished lawyer who has...

davidschleicher

Oct 15, 2021
3 min

New Series: New Law School Courses With SLOGgy Themes, with a first post by Nick Bagley

We're kicking off a new series where law profs describe classes they teach with state and local government law themes. The idea -- all...

Judge Sutton Casts Classroom Spotlight on State Constitutional Law

Nicole Stelle Garnett

Oct 14, 2021
4 min

Judge Sutton Casts Classroom Spotlight on State Constitutional Law

Several years ago, I attended a panel discussion featuring four state supreme court justices. All of them bemoaned the lack of attention...

New Local Policy Podcast -- Edward Glaeser on his new book, cities, the pandemic, and more

davidschleicher

Oct 12, 2021
1 min

New Local Policy Podcast -- Edward Glaeser on his new book, cities, the pandemic, and more

The great urban economist Edward Glaeser came on the Digging a Hole podcast to talk about his new book, urban policy during and after the...

How Federalism Can Empower People to Vote with Their Feet

Ilya Somin

Oct 11, 2021
4 min

How Federalism Can Empower People to Vote with Their Feet

American state and local government has gotten its share of criticism in recent years, including on this blog. Instead of being...

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Meryl J. Chertoff
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Georgetown Law Center

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Fordham Urban Law Center

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Sheila Foster
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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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State & Local Government Law Blog

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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

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