Winter 2018

Military

Charlottesville: First Amendment Freedom Intersects Laws Prohibiting Private Militias and Protecting Public Safety

by Marilyn J. Harbur

On October 12, 2017, citing the alt-right organizers’ vows to return to Charlottesville, the Georgetown Law Center’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection filed a complaint in state circuit court asking for declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of 16 plaintiffs.

Local Government

Baking a Cake: Balancing Religious Rights and Nondiscrimination

by Sam Schwartz-Fenwick

On December 5, the Supreme Court heard argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111, a case that will require the Court to balance the conflicting interests of religious rights and principles of nondiscrimination.

State Government

32nd Annual Land Use Institute: Planning, Regulation, Litigation, Eminent Domain, and Compensation

This Annual Land Use Institute program is designed for attorneys, professional planners, and government officials involved in land use planning, zoning, permitting, property development, conservation and environmental protection, and related litigation.

State Government

Renaissance in Detroit: : 2018 State and Local Government Law Spring Conference

The Spring Conference of the Section of State and Local Government features CLE programs on ethics, procurement, immigration, energy, and disaster planning of interest to practitioners of state and local government law.

State Government

Call for Fordham Award Nominations

The ABA Section of State and Local Government Law established the Jefferson B. Fordham Awards to honor outstanding attorneys and law offices that have achieved professional excellence within the area of state and local government law.

State Government

Griffith Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Ben Griffith, Past Section Chair and now a member of the ABA Board of Governors—quite an achievement in itself—received the Charles S. Rhyne Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Municipal Lawyers’ Association (IMLA) meeting.

State Government

NEW SECTION BOOKS

The 2018 Edition of this best-seller is updated and expanded to help you master both the most basic and complicated aspects of the subject by translating the complex issues of arbitrage into concise, practical language.

State Government

Upcoming

August 2–5, 2018, 2018 ABA Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency • Chicago. Plan Your Year to Include Great Live CLE from the Section of State and Local Government Law