Nestor M. Davidson, the Albert A. Walsh Professor of Real Estate, Land Use, and Property Law at Fordham Law School, authored an op-ed for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law’s State Court Report, arguing that constitutional “home rule” provisions giving cities more local authority face state court resistance—thus limiting cities’ ability to pass local policies on everything from public health to gun safety. This piece is based on his recent article, “Home Rulings,” published in the Wisconsin Law Review.
Read “Will Courts Continue to Favor State Control Over Home Rule?” on State Court Report.