LibGuides: Local Government Legal Resources: Specialty Secondary Sources

Articles on Municipal and Local Law

State and Local Law News (Hein Online) - newsletter of the ABA Section of Urban, State, and Local Government Law (1978-).
Municipal Lawyer - Bimonthly publication of IMLA; recent issue previews available, but membership required for access to most content (also in print KF5322.A15 M86, 1996-2014 only).

Urban Lawyer - journal of the ABA Section of Urban, State, and Local Government Law (1969-)
Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy - from Georgia State University College of Law (2017-2022).
Fordham Urban Law Journal - (1972-).

LegalTrac - Use Subject Guide Search for subject headings tags (such as County government ... Local finance ... County government ... State-city relations) to find scholarly/academic as well as legal news articles.
Index to Legal Periodicals - Try including a subject term—for example SU local government—with your search terms to find articles that focus on local and municipal law programs, issues, or reforms in that area of law or policy.

American Land Planning Law (Westlaw)
Multivolume treatise with case updates on zoning, historic and commercial districts, landmark designation and architectural review; recent developments in open space preservation and impact fees, and analysis of commercial and industrial land use; coverage of administrative aspects of zoning and other legal controls (also available in print, KF5698 .W552).
California Environmental Law & Land Use Practice (Lexis+)
Analysis on all major areas and recent legislation, regulations, and case law, including zoning, subdivision, and planning laws, CEQA and regulations governing coastal zones, wetlands, and hazardous waste cleanup.
Land Use in a Nutshell (West Academic)
(also available in print, KF5698.Z9 N65 2006).
Land Use Law (Lexis+)
federal and state case law, state statutes. In addition to federal takings law, it has sections on federal remedies under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act, free speech issues as they apply to land use regulations, and antitrust law. Even if you don't go to court with land use cases, you'll find this resource an invaluable resource on the law of variances, special exceptions, zoning amendments, subdivision approvals, and other zoning actions that are heard by local zoning agencie
Zoning and Land Use Controls (Lexis+)
Includes model ordinances and other sample forms and documents, with detailed annotations organized by jurisdiction

Eminent Domain: A Handbook of Condemnation Law
Designed to introduce general practitioners working for condemnors and property owners alike to the many intricacies of condemnation practice (also available in print, KF5599 .E468 2011).
Condemnation Practice in California (CEB)
Practice manual designed for attorneys representing either condemnor or condemnee in direct condemnation action, or by plaintiff or defendant public agency in inverse condemnation, covering numerous state and federal statutes and extensive case law (also available in print, KFC800 .C652).

State and Local Taxation and Finance in a Nutshell (West Academic)
(also available in print, KF6720.Z9 G45 2007).
Guide to Local Government Finance in California (KFC750 .G85 2012, print only)
Somewhat out of date, still provides good overview of fund accounting (general and
special revenue, and enterprise funds) and budgets and fiscal policy and reporting, and
fiscal impact analysis.

ADA.gov: State and Local Governments
Under Title II, all state/local governments must follow the ADA regardless of their size. If you are part of a state/local government program or a person with a disability, there are many aspects of the ADA that you should be familiar with.