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Shareholder Litigation In The Age of Financial and Social Responsibility

Posted on January 12, 2021

Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. is an ELGL member based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who specializes in local government legal issues as they pertain to antitrust and securities law. You can find him on his firm’s website at www.grabarlaw.com; by email at jgrabar@grabarlaw.com; or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Securities class action plaintiffs amassed $2 billion in settlements...
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Supply and The Man

Posted on December 28, 2020

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Technology Connections — A YouTube channel that explains the inner workings of household stuff in a fun, digestible way What I’m listening to: Optimism (as a Radical Life Choice) by Spanish Love Songs — Good ol' Midwestern emo that made my 2020 Mount Rushmore of Music....
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Municipal Revenue and Social Justice Generator for Local Govs

Posted on May 15, 2020

Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. is an ELGL member based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who specializes in local government legal issues as they pertain to antitrust and securities law. You can find him on his firm’s website at www.grabarlaw.com; by email at jgrabar@grabarlaw.com; or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Municipal Revenue and Social Justice Generator: Class Action Litigation...
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Is Your Website Accessible to Those With Disabilities? Should it be?

Posted on October 17, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matthew DiCianni.  Want even more helpful information about creating accessible websites? Learn how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. On November 6, join Matthew and Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, to talk through this court decision, and then walk you through...
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Breaking: Second Circuit Decides Trump Twitter Appeal

Posted on July 10, 2019

Today's guest blog about public sector Twitter use is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf. It originally appeared in the Municipal Minute blog, hosted by AncelGlink. We have previously reported on the lawsuit filed against President Trump to challenge his blocking of users from his Twitter account, which the users argued violated their First Amendment rights. The federal...
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“Chalking” Found Unconstitutional by Sixth Circuit

Posted on April 24, 2019

This post is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf and is reprinted with permission from Ancel Glink's Municipal Minute blog. In a surprising decision out of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court struck down a City's practice of "chalking" the tires of parked cars to track how long they have been parked as part...
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Court Scrutiny of Anti-Camping Laws

Posted on January 18, 2019

David Warner is a local government and land use attorney with Ancel Glink in Chicago. Oakland, California’s latest attempt to provide temporary housing for homeless residents through its Community Cabin program reflects the growing quandary western cities face as they attempt to comply with federal court decisions requiring communities to do more for the homeless. The program, promoted...
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County Official’s Facebook Page a “Public Forum”

Posted on January 18, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf and originally appeared on the Municipal Minute blog, which is authored by the attorneys at Ancel Glink. In August of 2017, we reported on a case out of Virginia involving a claim of First Amendment violations against an elected official who had deleted critical posts and blocked a poster...
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Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Share Fees

Posted on August 2, 2018

This guest blog is by ELGL member Margaret Kostopulos with the Ancel Glink law firm. As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling in the Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, holding, by a 5-4 majority vote, that it is an unconstitutional infringement on a public employee’s First Amendment rights to...

Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Share Fees

Posted on July 2, 2018

This guest blog is by ELGL member Margaret Kostopulos with the Ancel Glink law firm. As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling in the Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, holding, by a 5-4 majority vote, that it is an unconstitutional infringement on a public employee’s First Amendment rights to...

President’s Blocking of Twitter Users Found Unconstitutional

Posted on June 1, 2018

This post is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf. Reprinted with permission. Last summer, we reported on the federal lawsuit filed against President Trump by individuals who had been blocked from the President's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. You can read our post here. Last week, the federal district court issued a ruling in this case declaring that the blocking...

Supreme Court Decision Affects Local Governments on Social Media

Posted on June 30, 2017

This blog post is by Dan Bolin and Julie Tappendorf, with the Ancel Glink firm. It's part of a new blog series titled ELGL Legal: It’s not legal without “ELGL.” Check out Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog for more cases, laws, and other topics of interest to local governments. ELGL members are no strangers to social media. (#CityHallSelfie...
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