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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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Swan's Picks: Education, elections, and more this week
Judge Blocks Mississippi From Giving Private Schools $10 Million (mississippifreepress.org) Anger as DeSantis eases voting rules in Republican areas hit by hurricane | Ron DeSantis | The Guardian Poor, less white US neighborhoods get worst internet deals | AP News Local Ballot Measures Underscore California’s Housing Crisis (governing.com) Minneapolis moves forward on community safety office after council's OK (startribune.com) Supreme Court case could help red states defund

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Swan's Picks: Progress in Jackson, education nationwide, state-local preemption, and more
Boil notice lifted for Jackson after nearly 7 weeks of water crisis, Mississippi officials announce (nbcnews.com) Michigan charter school spending questioned - Chalkbeat Detroit Gov. Ron DeSantis' Administration Tells Florida Town to Abandon Zoning Reform (reason.com) Chicago Looks to Boost Hiring for People Released From Prison - Bloomberg N.Y. State Vote Could Raise Pressure on Officials Over Hasidic Schools - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Public Libraries Face Thre

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Sep 16, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Policing, health, and humor this week
Philadelphia police cancel 200 block parties for ‘criminal activity,’ frustrating residents - On top of Philly news (billypenn.com) Indiana officers suspended for arrest of possible candidate they thought was anti-cop - The Washington Post Op-Ed: Solve the insulin pricing problem by getting government into the business - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) How New York City Hopes to Win Its Long, Losing War on Trash - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Judge Says He Will Toss O

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Aug 16, 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

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Aug 8, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Schools, public safety, and city spending--some interesting stories on local staples.
As NYC Slashes School Budgets, Art Teachers Are Feeling the Squeeze (hyperallergic.com) Uvalde Schools’ Police Chief, Criticized Over Mass Shooting Response, Quits City Council - WSJ Is your dishwasher repairman packing heat? The case for ‘no carry’ gun defaults on private property | The Hill New York Moves to Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution - The New York Times (nytimes.com) St. Paul's new basic income project: $12K cash plus college funds (twincities.com)

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Jul 8, 20221 min read


Swan's Picks: Inclusive cities, progressive prosecutors, and the future of school vouchers
Police chief for Uvalde schools sworn into city council behind closed doors Tuesday night – Houston Public Media Supreme Court likely to drop school voucher bombshell - The Washington Post Immigrant Bail Bond Industry Is ‘Wild West,’ State Lawmakers Say - THE CITY Ron DeSantis plotted an all-out assault on public universities (substack.com) California prepares to welcome patients from states that may soon ban abortion : Shots - Health News : NPR San Francisco's Recall Hi

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Jun 3, 20221 min read
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