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Posted on May 10, 2008The Law Professors Blogs Network is looking for faculty in this area of law to re-launch this blog. If you would like more information about what this entails, please email Paul Caron at paul.caron@uc.edu
Local Governments and the Global Environment
Posted on November 21, 2007Professor Victor Flatt has an excellent new article, "Act Locally, Affect Globally: How the Structure of Local Government Makes it the Best Arena for Engagement and Work with the Private Sector to Control Environmental Harms." He argues that more attention...
Public Records and Football Skirmishes
Posted on November 21, 2007A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week issued its opinion in a dispute regarding public access to salary and related information about Penn State University employees including football coach Joe Paterno. See Penn State Univ., et al, Aplts v. State...
Federal Role in Supporting Public Education
Posted on November 21, 2007Professor Goodwin Liu has published important recent articles offering fresh thoughts on why the federal government should provide more substantial support for public education. In Education, Equality, and National Citizenship, 116 Yale L.J. 330 (2006), he argues that "the most...
Sovereigns and Servants: Yale Symposium
Posted on November 21, 2007The Yale Law Journal has an excellent symposium that considers the interplay of local government law and the separation of powers. Professor Heather Gerken's overview essay "Of Sovereigns and Servants" is available from SSRN or at 115 Yale L. J....
English only: Drivers Licenses and Official Languages
Posted on November 13, 2007The Alabama Supreme Court recently issued an opinion regarding the application of the state's "English only" constitutional provision to drivers license examinations given in multiple languages. Cole v. Riley, 2007 WL 3051051 (Ala. 2007). AL CONST Amend...
Preemption and tobacco
Posted on November 13, 2007The United States Supreme Court will hear argument on 11/28/07 in Rowe v. N.H. Motor Transp. Ass'n, a case involving Maine's efforts to gain tax revenue that had been lost to unlicensed retailers and to limit sale of tobacco products...
Vermont Auto Emissions Regulations Upheld in Face of Preemption Challenge
Posted on November 05, 2007In Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep v. Crombie, the federal district court of the district of Vermont held that states other than California may adopt California's standards for controlling greenhouse gases from cars, without running afoul of federal preemption...
Local Governments and Immigration
Posted on November 05, 2007In recnet months, several local governments have tried to crack down on undocumented immigrants living within their boundaries. A recent important decision relates to the ordinances adopted by Hazelton, PA, stuck down in Loranzo v. City of Hazelton, PA...
Zoning Basics in an Hour
Posted on November 05, 2007I recently was asked to present "zoning basics" in 60 minutes to new municipal attorneys attending the yearly International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference in Nashville, TN. For those who face similar teaching challenges, I've attached my manuscript and slide presentation...
Garcetti aftermath: free speech and election races
Posted on November 05, 2007In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, caselaw continues to be confusing. In Murphy v. Cockerell (6th Cir. 2007), two employees of the county property valuation administrator's office faced off in an election for...
State and Local Government in a Federal System (6th Ed) 2007 update
Posted on November 05, 2007Readers of this blog who use the casebook on which I am a co-author (Mandelker, Salsich, Netsch, Wegner, Stevenson and Griffith, State and Local Govenrment in a Federal System, 6th Edition (Lexis 2007) ) lmay find the attached 2007 update...
Excellent New Land Use Blog
Posted on November 05, 2007Professor Patricia Salkin of Albany Law School has started an outstanding blog on land use law developments: http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/about/ It's highly recommended.
Returning from Hiatus
Posted on November 05, 2007I'm returning from a hiatus that has gone on longer than I'd hoped. If some readers of this blog are interested in joining in as affiliated editors, please contact me at judith_wegner@unc.edu.
Eminent Domain Developments
Posted on May 08, 2006The Missouri General Assembly has just passed HR 1944, an interesting approach to balancing governmental interests in use of eminent domain powers and private parties' concerns about potential governmental overreaching. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlights key features, including special protections...
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Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
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