From stopping the removal of Confederate statues to preventing affordable housing legislation, this old legal doctrine has been thwarting local democracy since Reconstruction.
Author Archives: Simon Davis-Cohen
Simon writes and makes films about criminal justice, local democracy, and the law. He does research and communications for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. You can sign up for his nationwide “Ear to the Ground” newsletter — cataloguing state legislation, grassroots news, legal developments, and local media — at: patreon.com/eartotheground.