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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi established the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013 in response to Trayvon Martin's death and his killer's subsequent acquittal. (1) Since then, their...
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION Sometimes easy cases make bad law--or at least might make bad law. The Supreme Court is currently considering granting certiorari in New Hampshire v. Massachusetts. (1) At issue is the State of New...
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION: STATE REDUCTION OF MUNICIPAL ASSETS States faced with fiscally distressed municipalities typically must confront creditor demands for payment, the satisfaction of which would threaten the provision of...
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)As the United States contends with the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, federal bankruptcy law is one tool that can be used to resolve the financial distress suffered by individuals and businesses....
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated communities across the United States. (1) The deadly disease infected approximately 20 million and killed more than 300,000 people as of December 31, 2020. (2) In...
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION As I write in the winter of 2020, the health, fiscal, and, frankly, humanitarian crises confronting U.S. cities continue unabated. The COVID-19 pandemic has required local governments to spend more to...
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From:Fordham Urban Law Journal (Vol. 48, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION President Trump's Opportunity Zone program, Jay-Z's "Buy the Block" mantra, and Black Lives Matter's rallying cry to "defund the police" all have something in common: they reflect the growing concerns...