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Founded in 2012, the Urban Law Center at Fordham Law School seeks to investigate and improve the role of the law and legal systems in contemporary urbanism. It promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the legal, governance, and regulatory aspects of urban environments by advancing collaborative research and scholarship, organizing local and global convenings, and supporting knowledge sharing, career pathways and pedagogy in the world of urban law. In particular, the Center’s efforts focus on forces that shape urban inequality and urban innovation, targeting the most pressing issues facing our nation’s cities and their metropolitan regions.
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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 government interference with access to pre-viability abortion. It is hardly novel to note that “return[ing] the issue of abortion” to the states has hurt pregnant people nationwide—for many of whom, particularly the most marginalized, abortion access was already nearly impossible. Immediately after the Dobbs opinion leaked, all eyes were on th

Kaitlin Caruso
Jun 1, 20237 min read


Swan's Picks: Back after the holiday break with stories on speech, policing, and clean water
Bogue Chitto community to gain access to running water for first time (montgomeryadvertiser.com) NYC Faces $300 Million Bill in Lawsuit Over Post-Bail Detention - Bloomberg Court sides with conservative group on All Lives Matter street mural | news - Indiana Public Media San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by Police - The New York Times (nytimes.com) NJ Moves to Require Some Insurance Companies to Cover Abortions - Bloomberg

Sarah L. Swan
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: abortion, preemption, and special districts in Florida
This Alabama city couldn’t fire cops who sent racist texts, so it disbanded the entire department - al.com Louisiana Delays Critical Flood Response Funds to New Orleans Over Abortion Politics (jezebel.com) Florida’s Bond Chief Sees Disney District Being Re-Established (DIS) - Bloomberg New Orleans short-term rental rule struck down by court (msn.com) Inside the Effort to Help Lowndes County's Water Issues | Time Texas trigger law making abortion a felony goes into effect

Sarah L. Swan
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Abortion in the states, trouble filling schools, and a second life for a coal town
How Abortion Rights Supporters Won in Kansas - The New York Times (nytimes.com) DeSantis suspends Florida prosecutor for indicating he would not enforce restrictions on abortion, gender therapy (nbcnews.com) Pennsylvania County Could Divest From Wells Fargo Over Abortion - Bloomberg School districts facing 'crisis' teaching shortage - The Washington Post Upset over LGBTQ books, a Michigan town defunds its library in tax vote | Bridge Michigan Opinion | Alabama Takes From

Sarah L. Swan
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Zoning, housing, and more this week
Gavin Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law - CNNPolitics Nearly half of Oregon’s inmate population included in first class action suit of its kind – Oregon Capital Chronicle Code Snitching: Nashvillians Are Weaponizing Metro Codes Against ‘Undesirable’ Neighbors | Cover Story | nashvillescene.com Ceremony marks official return of Bruce's Beach - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A College Town Takes On Exclusionary Zoning - Bloomberg Over 2.5 m

Sarah L. Swan
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Preemption, state-level abortion access, and the myth of Texan secession.
What abortion restrictions and laws look like in every state in the U.S. (19thnews.org) Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes local business 'protection' bill (floridapolitics.com) Mayors and Local Officials Face a Rising Tide of Threats, Harassment - Bloomberg Governor Hochul, U.S. Department of Interior and Onondaga Nation Announce One of the Largest Returns of Land to an Indigenous Nation by Any State | Governor Kathy Hochul No, Texas Can’t Legally Secede From The U.S., Despite Pop

Sarah L. Swan
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: This week, some stories on SCOTUS and the states. Abortion, guns, elections and more.
American influence has a new address on State Street - POLITICO Ellison says MN to protect out-of-state abortions if Roe falls (twincities.com) Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP | AP News What a New Chesapeake Bay Bridge Could Really Cost - Bloomberg Supreme Court Gun Ruling 'Frightful In Its Scope': Hochul | Yorktown, NY Patch A Digital Map to Net Zero, Via Upstate New York - Bloomberg North Dakota’s Small Schools Fight for Survival (governing.com)

Sarah L. Swan
Jun 24, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: States and private litigants alike brace for Dobbs, plus crime and housing stories
Minneapolis ordered to cease implementation of 2040 plan - StarTribune.com New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County | MPR News Florida Abortion Ban Violates Jews' Religious Freedom, Lawsuit Says | U.S. News® | US News Abortion protections in New York fortified ahead of SCOTUS ruling - POLITICO New Jersey aims to lure Georgia firms by warning of ‘dangerous’ anti-abortion policies (ajc.com) Rural America Reels From Violent Crime. ‘People Lost The

Sarah L. Swan
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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