Mamdani ran on free childcare and buses. But New York City is just that: a city. Making those proposals a reality requires overcoming fiscal hurdles and local power limitations, writes @law.rutgers.edu's prof @slswan.bsky.social.

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.

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!

A round-up of some recent and interesting state and local government law headlines: On within-state secession movements www.economist.com/united-state...

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...