Prof. Sarah Swan

Cities Battle State Legislatures for the Right to Regulate Vapes City efforts to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco are an important part of the push to curb tobacco usage in children.

NEW: Intense efforts by the tobacco lobby have led many states to pass laws blocking cities from banning or regulating vapes and tobacco products. @law.rutgers.edu's @slswan.bsky.social writes about how cities are fighting back—and sometimes winning.

I am honored and delighted to be elected to the American Law Institute! I look forward to serving alongside my fellow new members and so many esteemed colleagues in this important work.

The Plaintiff Police In civil litigation, police most commonly appear as defendants. But police also act as plaintiffs, suing the individuals they police. This Article argues that these plaintiff police claims cause signi...

Delighted that The Plaintiff Police is now live on the YLJ site, and very grateful to the wonderful editors for their many contributions to this piece! www.yalelawjournal.org/article/the-...

For those interested in The Plaintiff Police, a new draft is up, and comments still very welcome!

Scrap metal workers sue Minnesota over new copper wire theft law Professionals say the law could destroy the industry, but officials believe it would stop thieves who have caused millions in repairs.

Copper causes problems in Minnesota

www.startribune.com/minnesota-me...

St Paul considers non-criminalization of minor violations
www.startribune.com/minnesota-me...

Man sues city of Atlanta after getting water bill for more than $50,000 The man admits there was a leak on the property, the leak was fixed, and he said the city of Atlanta told him it would credit his account.

Atlanta tries to charge man over $50k for water bill

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Proposed Ohio constitutional amendment would make it easier to sue cops, teachers A campaign aiming to eliminate legal immunity that protect police, prosecutors, teachers and other public employees in Ohio from certain civil lawsuits soon will begin petitioning across the state wit...

Qualified immunity potential change in Ohio
www.daytondailynews.com/local/propos...

State prison staff shortages
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

Baltimore creating a new TIF
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

A round-up of some recent and interesting state and local government law headlines:

On within-state secession movements
www.economist.com/united-state...

A Tale of Two Cities: How Boston hopes Austin, TX, can solve its housing crisis Boston’s average rent is up 2.4% from a year ago. Austin’s rents are falling. Boston officials think there might be something they can learn from their Lone Star State counterparts.

www.masslive.com/boston/2024/...

www.them.us/story/odessa...

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over charter amendment decriminalizing marijuana possession Dallas voters passed Proposition R, which decriminalizes possession of less than four ounces of marijuana.

If you’ve been missing the weekly round up of state and local gov’t headlines that used to be on Slogblog, please enjoy its revival here on Bluesky! Here’s what is making news this past week:

www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/ne...

www.myvillager.com/news/general....

www.goerie.com/story/news/s...