Nestor Davidson was quoted in NBC News regarding the impact of federal constitutional law and state law on local government.
“The folks who point to federal constitutional law and say, as a matter of federal constitutional law, that local governments are formally subordinate to the state — well, that’s true,” said Nestor Davidson, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law. “But when you look within the boundaries of state law, it’s a far more complicated issue. State law has a lot of latitude for local innovation and local action.”