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Home Rule Authority
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Threats to D.C. Abortion Access
By Jamie Abrams
Mother Jones reported this week that the Republican Congress and Trump Administration put D.C. abortion access at risk. The article emphasized the historical context: In Federalist No. 43, Madison wrote that it…
Municipal Minute
Court Upholds City’s Partial Delegation of Clerk’s Duties
Recently, an Appellate Court issued an opinion in a case testing the limits of home-rule authority under the Illinois Constitution. In Fazekas v. City of DeKalb, the court upheld the…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
The 4° City
Just as rising global temperatures will accelerate change in ecological systems, a 4° Celsius world will catalyze social changes in the United States. In some parts of the country, these…
RedevelopNJ
Is New Jersey Moving Away From Home Rule?
By Adam J. Faiella, Matthew P. Posada
Three recently introduced bills in the New Jersey State Legislature could hint at an emerging policy shift away from the state’s time-honored respect for “home rule” and towards a more…
Municipal Minute
Illinois Municipal Handbook (2021) Just Released
The Illinois Municipal League (IML) just released the most recent edition of the Illinois Municipal Handbook (2021), the 19th edition of this publication. The Municipal Handbook provides a complete overview…
Land Use Prof Blog
Brobst on drone use ordinances and civil rights in home rule jurisdictions
Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law Jennifer Brobst (Southern Illinois Univ. School of Law) has posted Enhanced Civil Rights in Home Rule Jurisdictions: Newly Emerging UAS/Drone Use Ordinances,…
Land Use Prof Blog
West Virginia Law Review Symposium RFP
The West Virginia Law Review invites you to participate in its annual legal Symposium issue (February 27-28, 2020). This year, the United States’s fourth oldest law review will be highlighting…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Columbus’ Proposed Community Bill of Rights Exceeds the City’s Legislative Power
By Jay Carr
The Supreme Court of Ohio held last week that a proposed voter initiative creating a Community Bill of Rights for the City of Columbus was properly excluded from the upcoming…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
Save Cheyenne v. City of Colorado Springs: What, if anything, has changed about the power of home rule municipalities in Colorado to alienate public park land?
By Alex Gano
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently upheld a land exchange between the City of Colorado Springs and the Broadmoor Hotel. The court’s decision in Save Cheyenne v. City of Colorado…
PropertyProf Blog
Stahl on Local Home Rule in the Time of Globalization
Ken Stahl (Chapman) has posted Local Home Rule in the Time of Globalization (BYU Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Cities are increasingly taking the lead in tackling global issues…