Solutions are not coming from Washington. Solutions are coming from our cities. . . . We are the ones that address the issues that matter to people the most. We are the ones that provide the front line, the last hope. . . . When faced with inaction on climate… Read More »
The Maine lobster fishery is a successful example of a managed natural resource commons. To ensure an ongoing supply of lobsters in the face of threats to the fishery from unregulated over-fishing, over a period of years Maine lobster fishermen crafted a set of formal and informal rules to determine… Read More »
Place matters. No matter one’s income, and no matter one’s status as a renter or homeowner, the communities where we spend our lives strongly affect our daily enjoyment of life. The appearance of these communities is a strong component of this satisfaction. Concerns about the physical appearance of neighborhoods and… Read More »
What is environmental law? When we describe a factual pattern, case, or rule as arising within environmental law, what associations do we mean to convey by that designation? What, if anything, unifies environmental law? Is environmental law a legal field, or just an amalgamation of laws arranged under a general… Read More »
Existing uses occupy a special place in property and land use law. A use, once established, is imbued with an expectation that it may continue to exist, even in the face of regulatory change. For example, once built, a building becomes all but immune from subsequently enacted zoning rules. As… Read More »
States have exhibited leadership in environmental policy, addressing issues of national and global scope. But this leadership is threatened by federal ceiling preemption—federal laws that prevent states from adopting regulations that are stricter than federal standards.
Environmental law scholars argue that federal ceiling preemption has pernicious effects. These scholars fail, however,… Read More »
During the next four years, the new President, Barack Obama, and new Congress are expected to join together in the first serious effort in the United States to enact sweeping national legislation to address global climate change. If they are successful, federal climate legislation will be the first major environmental… Read More »
With the election of Barack Obama as President, national and global attention on climate change will turn to the federal government. Though the looming economic crisis may slow a federal response, President Obama has made clear his support for ambitious action on climate change with a cap and trade scheme… Read More »
Below is a brief introduction to the Legal Workshop project. We hope you enjoy getting to know us, and we welcome your feedback.
Mission:
The Legal Workshop website provides a single online forum for cutting-edge legal scholarship from the top law journals in the country.
The Legal Workshop features… Read More »