Prof. Sarah Swan
@slswan.bsky.social
Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School (Newark); state and local gov’t law, torts, crim, and family law
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NEW: Intense efforts by the tobacco lobby have led many states to pass laws blocking cities from banning or regulating vapes and tobacco products. @law.rutgers.edu's @slswan.bsky.social writes about how cities are fighting back—and sometimes winning.
Cities Battle State Legislatures for the Right to Regulate Vapes
City efforts to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco are an important part of the push to curb tobacco usage in children.
statecourtreport.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NEW: Intense efforts by the tobacco lobby have led many states to pass laws blocking cities from banning or regulating vapes and tobacco products. @law.rutgers.edu's @slswan.bsky.social writes about how cities are fighting back—and sometimes winning.
I am honored and delighted to be elected to the American Law Institute! I look forward to serving alongside my fellow new members and so many esteemed colleagues in this important work.
🎉 Congratulations to #RutgersLaw Professor Sarah Swan who has just been elected as a member of the American Law Institute! www.ali.org/profile/7793
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I am honored and delighted to be elected to the American Law Institute! I look forward to serving alongside my fellow new members and so many esteemed colleagues in this important work.
Delighted that The Plaintiff Police is now live on the YLJ site, and very grateful to the wonderful editors for their many contributions to this piece! www.yalelawjournal.org/article/the-...
The Plaintiff Police
In civil litigation, police most commonly appear as defendants. But police also act as plaintiffs, suing the individuals they police. This Article argues that these plaintiff police claims cause signi...
www.yalelawjournal.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Delighted that The Plaintiff Police is now live on the YLJ site, and very grateful to the wonderful editors for their many contributions to this piece! www.yalelawjournal.org/article/the-...
For those interested in The Plaintiff Police, a new draft is up, and comments still very welcome!
This article discusses how #policeofficers are taking on the role of plaintiffs in civil #litigation, suing individuals for harms such as physical injuries, emotional distress, #defamation, & privacy violations.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:12 PM
For those interested in The Plaintiff Police, a new draft is up, and comments still very welcome!
A round-up of some recent and interesting state and local government law headlines:
On within-state secession movements
www.economist.com/united-state...
On within-state secession movements
www.economist.com/united-state...
America’s rural-urban divide nurtures wannabe state-splitters
What’s behind a new wave of secessionism
www.economist.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:31 PM
A round-up of some recent and interesting state and local government law headlines:
On within-state secession movements
www.economist.com/united-state...
On within-state secession movements
www.economist.com/united-state...
If you’ve been missing the weekly round up of state and local gov’t headlines that used to be on Slogblog, please enjoy its revival here on Bluesky! Here’s what is making news this past week:
www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/ne...
www.myvillager.com/news/general....
www.goerie.com/story/news/s...
www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/ne...
www.myvillager.com/news/general....
www.goerie.com/story/news/s...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over charter amendment decriminalizing marijuana possession
Dallas voters passed Proposition R, which decriminalizes possession of less than four ounces of marijuana.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 AM
If you’ve been missing the weekly round up of state and local gov’t headlines that used to be on Slogblog, please enjoy its revival here on Bluesky! Here’s what is making news this past week:
www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/ne...
www.myvillager.com/news/general....
www.goerie.com/story/news/s...
www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/ne...
www.myvillager.com/news/general....
www.goerie.com/story/news/s...