Winter 2012
Cover Story
Home Rule Meets State Regulation: Reflections on High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural GasHydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” like all mining, is both a local matter impacting development and environmental quality in its community and a state matter impacting national energy security and regional economic development. Along with the discovery of new sources of natural gas—and methods for its recovery—have come increasing battles over local control and state interests.
Feature Articles
SEC Proposes Registration Requirement for Lawyers Providing Financial Advice to Municipal Entities
In some financings, lawyers can become involved in financial analysis that might alternatively be provided by a financial advisor. The Securities and Exchange Commission may be looking to regulate lawyers who provide such financial advice.
Lessons from the "Tri-State" Water War
For over 20 years, the informally named “tri-state water war” has been going on between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over allocation of water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin.
Supreme Court Watch
Supreme Court Watch: "I Spy with My Electronic Eye" The Widening Net of Surveillance in the Modern Age
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear the appeal in United States v. Jones, a case involving the use, by police, of a global positioning system to gather information about a suspect’s movements over an extended period of time.
Section News
Chair's Message: Success
I think I can speak for everyone who attended: the meeting was a success.
2012 ABA Midyear Meeting
The State and Local Government Law Section will present three continuing legal education programs during the Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.
2012 Section Spring Meeting
The Section's Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., will feature CLEs, substantive committee meetings, outstanding social events, and convene in conjunction with the Public Contract Law Section's State and Local Procurement Symposium.
Section Member Robert B. Foster Confirmed as Associate Justice of Massachusetts Land Court
The Governor’s Council has confirmed Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s nomination of Robert B. Foster as associate justice of the Massachusetts Land Court.
Call for Nominations: 15th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Awards
In 1998, the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law was inspired to establish the Jefferson B. Fordham Awards to commemorate the outstanding service of its first Chair, Jefferson B. Fordham, to the advancement of state and local government law and practice, and to honor the accomplishments of practitioners and institutions active in the varied areas of practice associated with state and local government law.
At the Cutting Edge 2011
An essential resource for practitioners, planning professionals, and students, this book provides information and insight into current issues affecting land use law.
2011-2012 CLE Distance Learning Programs
The Section's Distance Learning Programs are available live via teleconference or for download as digital audio files.
