Richard C. Schragger

  • Walter L. Brown Professor of Law
  • Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law
  • Senior Fellow, Miller Center

Rich Schragger joined the Virginia faculty in 2001 and was named the Walter L. Brown Professor in 2022. He was previously the Perre Bowen Professor, a chair he held starting in 2013. Schragger’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of constitutional law and local government law, federalism, urban policy, and the constitutional and economic status of cities. He also writes about law and religion. He has authored articles on the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses, the role of cities in a federal system, local recognition of same-sex marriage, takings law and economic development, and the history of the anti-chain store movement. Schragger has published in the Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Virginia and Michigan law reviews, among others. He teaches property, local government law, urban law and policy, and church and state.

Schragger received an M.A. in legal theory from University College London and received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He was a supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review. After clerking for Dolores Sloviter, then-chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Schragger joined the Washington, D.C., firm Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, where he practiced for two years.

Schragger has been a visiting professor at the University of Münster, Tel Aviv University, the University of Chicago School of Law, the New York University School of Law, the Georgetown University Law Center and the Quinnipiac School of Law, and has been the Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School. He is a faculty fellow at the Miller Center, a faculty adviser to the Local Solutions Support Center, and a member of the American Law Institute. He is the author of City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Scholarship Profile: Examining Cities, Constitutions, and the Connections Between Them (Virginia Journal 2009)

Education

  • J.D.
    Harvard Law School
    1996
  • M.A.
    University College London
    1993
  • B.A.
    University of Pennsylvania

Forthcoming

Religious Freedom and Abortion (with Micah J. Schwartzman), Iowa Law Review (2023).

Works in Progress

Do Investors Care About Municipal Debtors’ Access to Bankruptcy? Evidence from Bond Disclosures (with G. Mitu Gulati) (2023).
Slipping from Secularism (with Micah J. Schwartzman), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper (2022).

Books

City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age, Oxford University Press (2016).

Book Chapters

The City in the Future of Federalism, in Cities in Federal Constitutional Theory, Oxford University Press, 204–221 (2022).
Obama’s Court? (with Risa Goluboff), in The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment, Princeton University Press, 78 (2018).
When Do Religious Accommodations Burden Others? (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), in The Conscience Wars: Rethinking the Balance between Religion, Identity, and Equality, Cambridge University Press, 328–346 (2018).
How Much May Religious Accommodations Burden Others (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), in Law, Religion, and Health in the United States, Cambridge University Press, 215–229 (2017).
Some Realism about Corporate Rights (with Micah J. Schwartzman), in The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty, Oxford University Press, 345–371 (2016).
The Progressive City, in Why the Local Matters: Federalism, Localism, and Public Interest Advocacy, Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School and the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School, 39–50 (2009).
San Antonio v. Rodriguez and the Legal Geography of School Finance Reform, in Civil Rights Stories, Foundation Press, 85–109 (2008).

Articles & Reviews

Do Local Governments Really Have Too Much Power? Understanding the National League of Cities’ Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century (with Nestor M. Davidson), 100 North Carolina Law Review 1385 (2022).
What Common Good? (with Micah J. Schwartzman) (reviewing Adrian Vermeule, Common Good Constitutionalism) The American Prospect (2022).
The Failure of Home Rule Reform in Virginia: Race, Localism, and the Constitution of 1971 (with C. Alex Retzloff), 37 Journal of Law and Politics 183–216 (2022).
The Perils of Land Use Deregulation, 170 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 125–205 (2021).
Localism All the Way Up: Federalism, State-City Conflict, and the Urban-Rural Divide, 2021 Wisconsin Law Review 1283–1313 (2021).
Of Crosses and Confederate Monuments: A Theory of Unconstitutional Government Speech, 63 Arizona Law Review 45–102 (2021).
Religious Antiliberalism and the First Amendment (with Micah J. Schwartzman), 104 Minnesota Law Review 1341–1428 (2020).
What Is “Government” “Speech”?: The Case of Confederate Monuments, 108 Kentucky Law Review 665–694 (2020).
Establishment Clause Inversion in the Bladensburg Cross Case (with Micah J. Schwartzman), 3 American Constitution Society Supreme Court Review 21–58 (2019).
Federalism, Metropolitanism, and the Problem of States, 105 Virginia Law Review 1537–1604 (2019).
Jews, not Pagans (with Micah J. Schwartzman), 56 San Diego Law Review 497–520 (2019).
The Attack on American Cities, 49 Environmental Law Reporter 10761–10766 (2019).
The Attack on American Cities, 49 Environmental Law Report News & Analysis 10761–10766 (2019).
The Attack on American Cities, 96 Texas Law Review 1163–1233 (2018).
The Costs of Conscience (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), 106 Kentucky Law Review 781–812 (2018).
When White Supremacists Invade a City, 104 Virginia Law Review Online 58–73 (2018).
The Troubling Turn in State Preemption: The Assault on Progressive Cities and How Cities Can Respond (with Richard Briffault et al.), ACS Issue Brief (2017).
The Political Economy of City Power, 44 Fordham Urban Law Journal 91–132 (2017).
Against Religious Institutionalism (with Micah J. Schwartzman), 99 Virginia Law Review 917–985 (2013).
Is a Progressive City Possible? Reviving Urban Liberalism for the Twenty-First Century, 7 Harvard Law & Policy Review 231–252 (2013).
Lost in Translation: A Dilemma for Freedom of the Church (with Micah J. Schwartzman), 21 Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 15–30 (2013).
Citizens Versus Bondholders, 39 Fordham Urban Law Journal 787–803 (2012).
Democracy and Debt, 121 Yale Law Journal 860–886 (2012).
The Politics of Free Exercise After Employment Division v. Smith: Same Sex Marriage, the “War on Terror,” and Religious Freedom, 32 Cardozo Law Review 2009–2031 (2011).
The Relative Irrelevance of the Establishment Clause, 89 Texas Law Review 583–651 (2011).
Decentralization and Development, 96 Virginia Law Review 1837–1909 (2010).
Does Governance Matter?: The Case of Business Improvement Districts and the Urban Resurgence, 3 Drexel Law Review 49–70 (2010).
Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Local Economic Development, 77 University of Chicago Law Review 311–339 (2010).
Mobile Capital, Local Economic Regulation, and the Democratic City, 123 Harvard Law Review 482–540 (2009).
Cities, Economic Development, and the Free Trade Constitution, 94 Virginia Law Review 1091–1164 (2008).
The Last Progressive: Justice Breyer, Heller, and “Judicial Judgment”, 59 Syracuse Law Review 283–297 (2008).
Can Strong Mayors Empower Weak Cities?: On the Power of Local Executives in a Federal System, 115 Yale Law Journal 2542–2578 (2006).
Cities as Constitutional Actors: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage, 21 Journal of Law & Politics 147–185 (2005).
The Anti-Chain Store Movement, Localist Ideology, and the Remnants of the Progressive Constitution, 1920-1940, 90 Iowa Law Review 1011–1094 (2005).
The Role of the Local in the Doctrine and Discourse of Religious Liberty, 117 Harvard Law Review 1810–1892 (2004).
Consuming Government, 101 Michigan Law Review 1824–1857 (2003).
Reclaiming the Canvassing Board: Bush v. Gore and the Political Currency of Local Government, 50 Buffalo Law Review 393–444 (2002).
The Limits of Localism, 100 Michigan Law Review 371–472 (2001).
Note, The Faith to Change: Reconciling the Oath to Uphold with the Power to Amend, 109 Harvard Law Review 1747–1764 (1996).

Reports & Datasets

Civil Rights and Discrimination (with Dilini Lankachandra)1 , Local Power Politics Review 15–23 (2020).
How Cities Can Protect Public Health When States Stand in the Way (with Dilini Lankachandra), The Justice Collaborative Institute (2020).
Principles of Home Rule for the Twenty-First Century (with Richard Briffault et al.), National League of Cities (2020).
Confederate Monuments and Punitive Preemption: The Latest Assault on Local Democracy (with C. Alex Retzloff), Local Solutions Support Center (2019).
The Progressive CityWhy the Local Still Matters: Federalism, Localism, and Public Interest Advocacy , Papers from the Eleventh Annual Liman Public Interest Program Colloquium (2009).
City Powers Project: Denver, Colorado, Boston Foundation (2005).

Op-Eds, Blogs, Shorter Works

Local Control of Land Use: A Partial Defense SLoG Law (2022).
Basic Principles of Property Law Support the Governor’s Decision to Remove the Lee Statue, Richmond Times-Dispatch 19A (May 25, 2021).
Religious Privilege in Fulton and Beyond (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), SCOTUSblog (November 2, 2020).
The Separation of Church and State Is Breaking Down under Trump (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), The Atlantic (June 29, 2020).
Pandemics and Our Faulty Federalism, Richmond Times-Dispatch (June 28, 2020).
The Quiet Demise of the Separation of Church and State (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), New York Times A23 (June 8, 2020).
Churches Have Been Hypocritical During the Pandemic (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Washington Post (May 13, 2020).
Second Amendment Sanctuaries and the Difference Between Home Rule, Local Recalcitrance, and Interposition, Second Thoughts (May 5, 2020).
What Is “Government” “Speech”?: A View from Charlottesville, Balkinization (March 13, 2020).
Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century (with Richard Briffault et al.), National League of Cities (2020).
It’s Time for Home Rule in Virginia, Richmond Times-Dispatch 15A (December 19, 2019).
High Stakes in the Charlottesville Monuments Litigation, Richmond Times-Dispatch 11Z (May 10, 2019).
It’s the City’s Right to Remove Confederate Monuments, Richmond Times-Dispatch 9A (March 3, 2019).
The Bladensburg Peace Cross Case Sends the Message That Some Citizens Are Less Valued Than Others (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Washington Post (February 26, 2019).
The Costs of Conscience and the Trump Contraception Rules (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Take Care (March 6, 2018).
Cities on a Hill?: Forum Response, Boston Review (February 14, 2018).
Is Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue Illegal?, Richmond Times-Dispatch (August 30, 2017).
Trump’s Latest Affront to Women, and to the Constitution (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Take Care (June 2, 2017).
Mitch Landrieu and the Anti-Denigration Constitution (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Take Care (May 25, 2017).
A Legal Challenge to Trump’s “Religious Liberty” Executive Order, Take Care (May 5, 2017).
The Attack on American Cities, Take Care (April 7, 2017).
How Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Violates Religious Freedom Laws (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Just Security (January 31, 2017).
Trump Wasn’t Elected as a Culture Warrior. He May Govern as One (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Vox (January 20, 2017).
Trump Wasn’t Elected as a Culture Warrior. He May Govern as One (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Vox (January 20, 2017).
City Power: Final Reflections on Cities and the 2016 Election, Balkinization (November 20, 2016).
City Power: The Next President Can Help Cities Boost More Workers into the Middle Class, firstyear2017.org (September 16, 2016).
Zubik and the Demands of Justice (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), SCOTUSblog (May 16, 2016).
The Contraception Compromise (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Slate (April 14, 2016).
What Originalists Should Say About a Scalia Replacement, Slate (February 16, 2016).
Flint Wasn’t Allowed Democracy, Slate (February 8, 2016).
Hobby Lobby’s Bitter Anniversary (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (June 30, 2015).
Obergefell and the End of Religious Reasons for Lawmaking (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Religion & Politics (June 29, 2015).
Utah “Compromise” to Protect LGBT Citizens from Discrimination Is No Model for the Nation (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Slate (March 18, 2015).
Holt v. Hobbs and Third Party Harms (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (January 22, 2015).
Update on the Establishment Clause and Third Party Harms: One Ongoing Violation and One Constitutional Accommodation (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (October 17, 2014).
The Evolution of Hobby Lobby: The Arguments that Matter and How They Were Developed (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Cornerstone (June 12, 2014).
Town of Greece: Local Government Gets No Respect, Balkinization (May 8, 2014).
Town of Greece and the Demise of Religious Neutrality (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (May 6, 2014).
Reply to McConnell on Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (March 30, 2014).
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause: Amicus Brief (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (February 7, 2014).
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause: Gedicks and the Government (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (January 21, 2014).
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause, Part III: Reconciling Amos and Cutter (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (December 9, 2013).
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause, Part II: What Counts As A Burden on Employees? (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (December 4, 2013).
The Establishment Clause and the Contraception Mandate (with Micah J. Schwartzman & Nelson Tebbe), Balkinization (November 27, 2013).
End of the Tavern?, Charlottesville Daily Progress B1, B3 (December 18, 2011).
Jefferson v. Cuccinelli (with Dahlia Lithwick), Slate (June 1, 2010).
Congress Behaving Badly (with Dahlia Lithwick), Washington Post B2 (October 8, 2006).
Cooler Heads: The Difference Between the President’s Lawyers and the Military’s, Slate (September 20, 2006).
Rock and Roe: Alito’s Unequivocal Abortion Decisions, Slate (November 1, 2005).
The Real World: Why Judicial Philosophies Matter (with Risa Goluboff), Slate (September 7, 2005).
At Risk: Roe, Rights and Religion, LA Times B11 (July 21, 2005).

Current Courses

Liberalism and Conservatism
Property
Seminar in Ethical Values (YR)
Urban Law and Policy

All Courses

Local Government Law
Seminar in Ethical Values
Theoretical Perspectives on Property

IN THE NEWS

05/04/2023
We Can Build Pro-Worker Cities (Jacobin)
04/21/2023
Land Use Deregulation and Affordable Housing (Jotwell)
04/18/2023
In a Town Plagued By an Environmental Crisis, a Local Abortion Debate Consumes Public Attention (STAT)
02/07/2023
Ep 97 ft. Rich Schragger (Clauses & Controversies)
01/30/2023
Politics All the Way Down (Jotwell)
12/14/2022
Rich Schragger on the Power of Cities (Free Range With Mike Livermore)
11/19/2022
Five Months After the Dobbs Decision, Bristol Has Become a Microcosm of the National Abortion Debate (Cardinal News)
11/07/2022
An Abortion Battle in Southwest Virginia Could Have Big Implications (Washingtonian)
08/10/2022
Confederate Groups May Once Again Stall Charlottesville’s Plans for the Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
07/09/2022
Art or Ingots, Confederate Statues’ Fates Await (The Daily Progress)
06/14/2022
The Bad Things That Happen When States Tell Cities What to Do (Governing)
04/07/2022
What Common Good? (The American Prospect)
03/20/2022
At Harvard, Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices but Kept a Steely Academic Focus (The New York Times)
02/25/2022
Midway Manor and Its 98 Affordable Apartments Has Been Sold and the New Owner is Asking Charlottesville for Up to $23 Million To Help Finance Repairs (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/25/2022
How Ketanji Brown Jackson Found a Path Between Confrontation and Compromise (The Washington Post)
02/25/2022
Trouble With Your HOA? Here Are Your Options as a Homeowner (WTKR-TV)
02/17/2022
Local Control of Land Use: A Partial Defense (Slog Law)
02/09/2022
Youngkin’s Executive Orders Raise Constitutional Questions. It’s Unclear When They’ll Be Answered. (VPM)
01/29/2022
Why Virginia Governor’s Tip Line Is Sparking New Critical Race Theory Concerns in Schools (USA Today)
01/22/2022
Editorial: Slow Down, Governor Youngkin (The Free Lance-Star)
01/21/2022
In Northern Virginia, A Polarized Debate Over Masking In Schools (DCist)
01/17/2022
Did Trump Test The Boundaries Of Presidential Immunity On Jan. 6? A Judge Will Soon Decide (Talking Points Memo)
01/05/2022
Legal, Legislative Efforts Seek Justice a Year After U.S. Capitol Insurrection (The Daily Progress)
11/28/2021
The Stance on Virginia's Confederate Monuments: It’s Complicated (The Roanoke Times)
11/23/2021
Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence (The New York Times)
10/24/2021
Victims of Charlottesville Rally Argue the Violence Was Planned (The New York Times)
10/23/2021
White Supremacists Are Returning to Charlottesville. But This Time, They’re on Trial. (The Washington Post)
10/05/2021
Some Thoughts on Anti-Localism and the National League of Cities’ Principles of Home Rule for the 21 (Slog Law)
09/02/2021
Virginia High Court Clears Way for Removal of State-Owned Confederate Statue (Courthouse News Service)
09/02/2021
Governor Touts High Court Rulings To Remove Lee Statue as ‘Tremendous Win’ for Virginians (The Progress-Index)
09/02/2021
Gen. Lee Statue Can Be Removed, Virginia Supreme Court Rules (The Associated Press)
09/02/2021
‘Today It Is Clear—the Largest Confederate Monument in the South is Coming Down.’: Court Rulings Clear Way for Removal of Lee Monument in Richmond (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
07/05/2021
VA Solicitor General Nominated to Serve as Federal Judge (VPM)
06/15/2021
Cities Say Infrastructure Is Top Priority in 2021 (Governing)
06/08/2021
Virginia Justices Silent as State Argues for Removal of Confederate Statue (Courthouse News Service)
06/04/2021
Fate of Lee Monument in Richmond To Be Argued Tuesday Before Virginia Supreme Court (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
05/27/2021
Federalism in the Age of COVID (UVA Miller Center)
05/24/2021
Richard C. Schragger Column: Basic Principles of Property Law Support the Governor’s Decision To Remove the Lee Statue (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
05/20/2021
Chicago Mayor Faces Dashed Hopes of Her Backers (The Associated Press)
04/26/2021
Community Members hope Charlottesville City Council Acts Swiftly on Confederate Monument Removal (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
04/20/2021
Do Pro-Gun ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’ Threaten a Constitutional Crisis? (Salon)
04/11/2021
The Year That Drove Old Dixie Down (Courthouse News Service)
04/01/2021
High Court: Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues (The Associated Press)
04/01/2021
Following State Supreme Court Ruling, Charlottesville To Act on Confederate Monument Removal (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
04/01/2021
Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues, High Court Rules (The New York Times)
04/01/2021
Virginia Supreme Court Sides With Charlottesville Over Confederate Statues (NBC29)
04/01/2021
Ruling Clears Way for Removal of Charlottesville’s Confederate Statues (The Daily Progress)
02/24/2021
How Does the Dillon Rule Limit Local Virginia Lawmakers‪?‬ (Bold Dominion)
02/19/2021
Why Cities Have More People but Less Clout (Governing)
02/01/2021
Virginia Senator Sues Chamber Over Censure Tied to Capitol Riot (Courthouse News Service)
01/10/2021
Wake-Up Call: The Role of Elected Officials (The Sunday Wake-up Call)
11/25/2020
Virginia Counties Fight Northam’s Shutdown Orders as COVID Cases Surge (Dogwood)
11/19/2020
The Past and Future of Home Rule in Virginia (Miller Center of Public Affairs)
11/06/2020
Charlottesville Confederate Statues Case Argued Before Virginia Supreme Court (NBC29)
11/05/2020
At the City Level, Progressives Flex New Power (Bloomberg)
11/02/2020
Symposium: Religious Privilege in Fulton and Beyond (SCOTUSBlog)
10/27/2020
Judge Sides with Removal but Lee Statue will Stay Put Until Lawsuit Resolved (WVTF Radio)
10/27/2020
Virginia Judge Paves Way for Removal of Confederate Statue (Courthouse News Service)
10/23/2020
What Power Do US Mayors Really Have? (City Monitor)
09/21/2020
City Argues Supreme Court Should Throw Out Injunction Stopping Removal of Confederate Monuments, Reverse Lower Court Decision Awarding Attorneys Fees to Plaintiffs (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
08/03/2020
Virginia Gov Faces New Hurdle in Bid To Remove Lee Statue (The Associated Press)
08/03/2020
Judge Starts New Injunction Barring Lee Statue Removal (WVTF Radio)
07/23/2020
Albemarle Man Sues City Officials Over New ‘Red Flag’ law (The Daily Progress)
07/08/2020
Courthouse’s Confederate Statue Enters Giles County Drug Case (The Roanoke Times)
07/06/2020
Confederate Monuments Coming Down in Virginia, But 2 Prominent Lee Statues Remain (NBC News)
06/29/2020
The Separation of Church and State Is Breaking Down Under Trump (The Atlantic)
06/27/2020
Richard Schragger Column: Pandemics and Our Faulty Federalism (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
06/22/2020
City Council Waiting for Judge To Alter Injunction To Go Ahead With Process To Remove Confederate Monuments (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
06/08/2020
The Quiet Demise of the Separation of Church and State (The New York Times)
06/05/2020
Monument Fund Asks Judge To Dissolve Injunction Preventing Charlottesville Confederate Statue Removal (NBC29)
06/02/2020
Virginia Beach Restaurant Abbey Road Sues Northam for Barring Indoor Dining (The Virginian-Pilot)
06/01/2020
Schilling, Tobey’s Owner File Lawsuit Over Governor’s Mask Order (The Daily Progress)
05/21/2020
Responding to COVID-19: Federal, State, Local (UVA Miller Center)
05/13/2020
Churches Have Been Hypocritical During the Pandemic (The Washington Post)
05/05/2020
Second Amendment Sanctuaries and the Difference Between Home Rule, Local Recalcitrance, and Interposition (Duke Center for Firearms Law)
04/30/2020
Virginia Gyms Lose Challenge to Business Shutdown Order (Courthouse News)
04/27/2020
A Virginia Shooting Range Can Reopen During Pandemic, Judge Rules. It’s Not Clear Whether the Order Applies Statewide. (The Virginian-Pilot)
04/27/2020
Va. Gun Range Wins First Victory Against Order Requiring Businesses To Close (The Washington Post)
03/31/2020
Deadline for Northam To Sign Statues Bill Looms (The Daily Progress)
03/30/2020
As Northam Issues Stay-at-Home Order, Local Hospitals Continue To Prepare for Influx of Patients (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/14/2020
General Assembly Setting Stage for Action on Confederate Monuments (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/13/2020
Sanctuary Counties: Inside Virginia’s Gun Rights Resistance (BBC)
02/13/2020
Local Government: Constitutional Foundations, Urban Policy (City of Charlottesville)
01/29/2020
W.Va. Governor Justice Says He’d Welcome Va. Counties Wanting To Secede ‘With Open Arms’ (USA Today)
01/28/2020
West Virginia’s Governor to Virginia Counties: Leave Your Blue State and Join West Virginia (The Washington Post)
01/28/2020
Falwell and W.Va. Governor Pitch Virginia Secession Plea (The Associated Press)
01/22/2020
Low Pay, Little Power: Charlottesville Mayors Have Limited Authority (C-VILLE Weekly)
01/10/2020
Norton Militia Resolution Misses Legal Detail — Virginia’s Law on Militias (Kingsport Times-News)
01/06/2020
Pleading the Second Amendment (Richmond Magazine)
12/22/2019
In Virginia, Democrats Get Ready to Rule the Roost (The Wall Street Journal)
12/20/2019
Line in the Sand or Symbolic Statement: 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Movement Grows in Virginia (WVTF Radio)
12/16/2019
Richard Schragger Column: It’s Time for Home Rule in Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
12/13/2019
Virginia Counties Declare Gun Sanctuaries, But Experts Say They ‘Don’t Have Force of Law’ (WTOP Radio)
12/12/2019
Hampton City Council: It’s Too Soon To Become a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary (Williamsburg Yorktown Daily)
12/11/2019
‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Movement Grows in Virginia as Democrats Ready Gun Control Measures (U.S. News & World Report)
12/11/2019
Virginia Counties Are Declaring Themselves ‘Sanctuaries’ for Second Amendment. Will It Affect Gun Laws? (USA Today)
12/10/2019
Why Arlington and Fairfax Can’t Tax Plastic Bags — and Why That Might Change (The Washington Post)
12/05/2019
Virginia Gun Rights Groups Are Pushing ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries.’ But What Does That Mean? (The Virginian-Pilot)
12/04/2019
Virginia Counties Declare They Won’t Abide By New Gun Laws. Is That Legal? (WAMU Radio)
12/02/2019
Louisa County To Discuss Becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary (CBS19)
11/27/2019
Hudson’s Planned Statues Bill Could Be Among Several Challenging Dillon Rule (The Daily Progress)
11/23/2019
Washington County, Virginia, To Consider ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Resolution (Bristol Herald Courier)
11/22/2019
Following Supreme Court Ruling, Battle Over Uranium Mining Going to Virginia Trial in February (Danville Register & Bee)
11/20/2019
Constitutional Law Professor Explains Effectiveness of Second Amendment Sanctuaries (WSLS TV)
11/17/2019
150-Year-Old Precedent Faces Changes in New, Blue Virginia (Courthouse News Service)
10/28/2019
Charlottesville Lawsuit Puts Rising Intolerance on Trial (The New York Times)
10/23/2019
Prosecutors: Virginia City Can Move Confederate Monument (The Associated Press)
09/15/2019
Despite Ruling Against City, Confederate Statue Case Could Continue (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
09/07/2019
Trial Could Close the Door on Arguments in Confederate Statues Lawsuit (The Daily Progress)
08/20/2019
City Sues To Remove Confederate Monument, Citing Free Speech (The Associated Press)
08/16/2019
Local NAACP Branch files Federal Suit Against Hanover County Over Two Confederate School Names (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
08/01/2019
Does a Lawsuit Dismissal, about Norfolk Statues, Cast Doubt on the Charlottesville Case? (WINA Radio)
07/28/2019
Norfolk Statues Suit Dismissal Casts Doubt on Charlottesville Defense (The Daily Progress)
06/25/2019
‘Peace Cross’ Ruling is Likely to Insulate Older Religious Displays From Lawsuits (Route Fifty)
06/06/2019
Miller Center Welcomes New Faculty Senior Fellows (Miller Center of Public Affairs)
05/27/2019
Richard Schragger Discusses Charlottesville Statue Lawsuit’s Implications for Local Governments (WINA Radio)
05/10/2019
The Confederate Statues’ Ruling (Legal Talk Network)
05/10/2019
Richard Schragger Column: High Stakes in the Charlottesville Monuments Litigation (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
05/07/2019
Class of 2019: This Grad’s Journey Winds From Football to Business to Law (UVA Today)
05/04/2019
Judge Still Must Weigh Context of Confederate Statues in Lawsuit (The Daily Progress)
05/01/2019
Charlottesville Confederate Statues Are Protected by State Law, Judge Rules (The New York Times)
04/15/2019
Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom To Save Migrants’ Lives (The Nation)
03/26/2019
Trump’s Unyielding Religious Exemptions from the Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Are Unconstitutional (Take Care)
03/03/2019
Richard Schragger Column: It's the City's Right To Remove Confederate Monuments (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
02/26/2019
The Bladensburg Peace Cross Sends the Message That Some Citizens Are Less Valued Than Others (The Washington Post)
02/01/2019
Progressive Politicians Plan to Mold New York City Into a Model for the Nation (Washington Square News)
01/30/2019
Navigating the City/State Divide: What’s Next for Progressive Elected Officials? (Urban Democracy Lab)
01/09/2019
City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age, by Richard Schragger (Journal of Urban Affairs)
12/04/2018
A Best Environmental Law Articles of the Year | Professor Richard Schragger (WINA Radio)
09/11/2018
Where We Live: New Tool Empowers Citizens To Negotiate Directly With Developers (WCVE Radio)
07/20/2018
Video: UVA Experts on the Future of Abortion Rights in America (WUVA Radio)
06/14/2018
The Attack on American Cities (ACSblog)
06/12/2018
Smith Lives: The Politics of Free Exercise (Take Care)
03/30/2018
Panelists Suggest Updates for Nation’s Basic Minimum Wage, Overtime Law (People's World)
03/03/2018
Draft Plan for Jones Reveals Apparent Frustrations (The Daily Progress)
02/28/2018
How Might Charlottesville Be Governed Differently in the Future? (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/27/2018
Panel Considers Future of Charlottesville’s Governance (The Cavalier Daily)
02/24/2018
Forum on Charlottesville's Governance Comes as Options Floated (The Daily Progress)
02/14/2018
Cities on a Hill? (Boston Review)
02/12/2018
How Does Charlottesville Government Work? (WMRA Radio)
02/12/2018
How Does Government Currently Work in Charlottesville? (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/11/2018
Panelists Meet with Public to Discuss Charlottesville Government (NBC29)
12/16/2017
Liberty & Slavery; City Power is People Power (WPVC Radio)
11/22/2017
Tom Tom Founders Festival Announces First Round of Speakers for 2018 Summits (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
09/01/2017
UVA Law Professor: Lee Statue Can Come Down Legally (NBC 29)
08/30/2017
Is Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee Statue Illegal? (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
08/24/2017
Fate of Loudoun County Confederate Statue Mired in Code and Confusion (Loudon Times-Mirror)
08/18/2017
How Virginia Voters Could Help Decide the Fate of Confederate Monuments (The Virginian Piolt)
08/10/2017
Throwing Money at Businesses Has Been a Bad Idea Since the Start (Governing)
07/10/2017
New Directions in Displacement Research: "Displacement and Law in the American City" (Displacement Research & Action Network)
05/25/2017
Mitch Landrieu and the Anti-Denigration Constitution (Take Care Blog)
05/05/2017
A Legal Challenge to Trump's "Religious Liberty" Executive Order (Take Care Blog)
04/19/2017
Want Empowered Cities? Start by Understanding City Power (Brookings Institute)
03/17/2017
Do Cities Need a Political Movement? (The Atlantic)
03/16/2017
Do Cities Need a Political Movement? (Citylab/ The Atlantic)
02/04/2017
Apropos of Something: Immigration, Refugees and the Executive Order (Charlottesville Podcasting Network))
01/31/2017
Political Tuesday: Cities Resisting Federal Law (The Charlottesville Newsplex)
01/31/2017
How Trump's Executive Order on Immigration Violates Religious Freedom Laws (Just Security)
01/03/2017
Law Profs Examine 8 Legal Landmarks of 2016, and What They May Mean in 2017 (UVA Today)
12/19/2016
The Looming Republican Crackdown on LGBTQ Rights and Abortion (Vox)
12/07/2016
Lanny Keller: To Spur Economic Growth, Educational Gains, All a Mayor Needs Is ... Luck? (The [Baton Rouge] Advocate)
11/30/2016
Predatory Lending (HearSay with Cathy Lewis)
11/15/2016
In Age of Trump, Philly Has Legal and Political Power to Resist: Here’s How (Hidden City Philadelphia)
11/01/2016
The Reality of Mayors' Economic Promises (Governing Magazine)
10/31/2016
Four Counterintuitive Things the Next President Needs to Do for Cities (Next City)
09/18/2016
City Power: The next president can help cities boost more workers into the middle class (The Miller Center | First Year 2017)
05/26/2016
The Supreme Court's Wishful Thinking About Compromise (The New York Times)
05/07/2016
Though Its Need Is Debated, the Revenue-Sharing Agreement Has Pluses and Minuses for City and County (The Daily Progress)
04/14/2016
The Contraception Compromise (Slate)
03/29/2016
Bathroom Bill Backlash (author) (HearSay with Cathy Lewis)
03/25/2016
North Carolina's Bathroom Bill" and the Right to Local Self-Government" (Balkinization)
02/16/2016
What Originalists Should Say About a Scalia Replacement (Slate)
02/08/2016
Flint Wasn't Allowed Democracy (Slate)
06/30/2015
Hobby Lobby's Bitter Anniversary (Balkinization)
06/29/2015
Obergefell and the End of Religious Reasons for Lawmaking (Religion & Politics)
04/28/2015
Preview: Same-sex Marriage at the Supreme Court (MPR News)
04/25/2015
UVa Law Experts Predict Win for Same-sex Marriage Advocates (The Daily Progress)
03/18/2015
Utah 'Compromise' to Protect LGBT Citizens From Discrimination Is No Model for the Nation (Slate)
01/22/2015
Holt v. Hobbs and Third Party Harms (Balkinization)
10/16/2014
Update on the Establishment Clause and Third Party Harms: One Ongoing Violation and One Constitutional Accommodation (Balkinization)
10/06/2014
The End of a Long Wait to Marry for Gay Couples (Staunton News Leader)
07/03/2014
The New Law of Religiion (Slate)
07/03/2014
Not Bill Clinton's RFRA (Balkinization)
07/01/2014
Hobby Lobby's Dangerous Precedent (New York Daily News)
06/30/2014
Church-State Scholars Represented by Lowenstein Sandler: Supreme Court Grants For-Profit Corporations A Religious Exemption From Affordable Care Act's Contraception Mandate (Fort Mill Times/Press Release)
06/30/2014
Supreme Court Sides with Hobby Lobby, Local Experts React (Newsplex)
05/06/2014
Town of Greece and the Demise of Religious Neutrality (Balkinization)
12/12/2013
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause, Part II: What Counts As A Burden on Employees? (Co-Author) (Balkinization)
12/09/2013
Hobby Lobby and the Establishment Clause, Part III: Reconciling Amos and Cutter (Co-Author) (Balkinization)
11/27/2013
The Establishment Clause and the Contraception Mandate (Co-Author) (Balkinization)
11/06/2013
Is Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision for New York City Even Possible? (Author) (Slate)
09/01/2013
Rise of the Mayors (Boston Globe)
07/19/2013
Detroit's Bankruptcy Is Just Politics By Other Means (Forbes)
06/26/2013
People in Charlottesville React to Supreme Court Rulings (NBC 29)
03/27/2013
Supreme Court's Politics Could Determine Same-Sex Marriage Outcome (Charlottesville Newsplex)
07/17/2012
Debt, Debt and More Debt: Is Democracy to Blame? (NPR)
12/18/2011
Commentary: Lamenting the Loss of the Tavern (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
10/28/2011
Occupy Orlando Protesters and Police Clash Over Use of Park (The Orlando Sentinel)
10/07/2011
S.F.'s Fight With Cellphone Industry Tests Compelled Speech
02/28/2011
Foreclosures Helping Change Color of Some Suburbs (Associated Press)
06/08/2010
Cape Cod's Locals Keep the Chain Stores Out (New York Times)
06/01/2010
Jefferson v. Cuccinelli (Slate)
05/28/2010
Virginia Attorney General Demands Scientist's E-Mails (NPR)
08/30/2009
K.G. Official Steps Aside on Votes 19 Times (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
09/03/2008
The Possible City (City Paper.net)
03/03/2007
High Court Ends Town's Sewer Fight: Blacksburg's Town Council Will Not Be Held to a 1972 Agreement to Extend Sewers in the Toms Creek Basin (Roanoke Times)

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