Fall 2019

Eminent Domain

Understanding and Dealing with Vacant and Abandoned Properties

By Alan Mallach

An informative excerpt from the Section book Vacant and Problem Properties: A Guide to Legal Strategies and Remedies (ABA, 2019)

Local Government

Community Development Block Grants: Impact and Funding Needs: A Report of the CDBG Coalition

By Vicki Watson

Community Development Block Grants: Impact and Funding Needs: A Report of the CDBG Coalition - A Report of the Community Development Block Grant Coalition

Government

Recap of Annual Meeting Panel Presentation “Supreme Court Roundup”

By Bill Scheiderich

Distinguished speakers delivered these decision summaries in cases relevant to state and local government law practitioners.

Government

Daiquiri Steele Awarded Tulane Forrester Fellowship

Congratulations to Section Council Member Professor Daiquiri Steele on becoming a Forrester Fellow.

Local Government

Leading and Guiding: Women Government Lawyers

By Katherine Mikkelson

Learn about how five outstanding public sector women lawyers have navigated their careers thus far, what they’ve learned through the years and what advice they have for young lawyers.

Legal Education

ABA Section of State and Local Government 2018–19 Law Student Outstanding Achievement Awards

Award Winners

Government

Chair’s Message

Martha H. Chumbler

One of the initial tasks assigned to an incoming chair of the Section on State and Local Government Law is to define her or his goals for the chair year.