Dr. Sarah Swan

Professor of Law @RutgersLaw, teaching and tweeting Torts, State and Local Government Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law

[Cynthia godsoe @cynthia_godsoe]

I’m very excited to have this piece with Sarah Swan coming out in @georgetownlaw journal

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

For those interested in The Plaintiff Police, a new draft is up, and comments still very welcome!

[SSRN @SSRN]

This article discusses how #policeofficers are taking on the role of plaintiffs in civil #litigation, suing individuals for harms such as physical injuries, emotional distress, #defamation, & privacy violations.

Read: https://t.co/fwR3pDEjw6
Subscribe: https://t.co/WWCBSXjA1a

[Doron Dorfman @DorfmanDoron]

I had a fantastic time presenting Third-Party Accommodations @RutgersLaw faculty colloquium. Grateful for the fantastic comments and feedback! Thank you, Sarah Swan, for the invitation!

[Prof. Jacoby @melissabjacoby]

Thanks to The Nation for publishing my essay on underexplored implications of forthcoming #SCOTUS ruling in #PurduePharma; treatment of police misconduct claims in city bankruptcies. https://t.co/Ul5bHsZwH0

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Interested in learning more about what happens when the police sue people? Join us via zoom at noon on Friday for the Tort Law and Social Equality Speaker Series, where I will be presenting my forthcoming article The Plaintiff Police! https://t.co/qPQKiAa9Dk

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Thrilled to join the happy chorus #newlawrevarticles and announce that my latest article “The Plaintiff Police” will be forthcoming in @YaleLJournal - will post to SSRN soon but here is the abstract in the meantime! 👇

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

The best way to start a weekend is always with the latest highlights in state and local government news! https://t.co/LagFMQlCA5

[LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @lacontroller]

Our Office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising their right to picket.

The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees.

(Before and after photos below)

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

For the state and local gov’t crowd, a new twist on an old favorite, the ban-ban!

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

With the stroke of his pen, Governor J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state in the nation to ban book bans. https://t.co/EOSTXOU1jz

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

State and local gov’t law news lately https://t.co/bcDxmFvY9I

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Highlights from state and local gov’t law news last week: https://t.co/d1JOSILe3J

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Tenured! Thanks so much to the many friends and colleagues who so generously helped along the way!

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

The round-up of last week’s state and local gov’t law news: https://t.co/0jqZa3R9Vb

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Last week’s top state and local gov’t law news: https://t.co/mGyK1polsn

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

This week’s state and local gov’t news round-up! https://t.co/hSR7mUgVAt

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

Some super interesting headlines this week in state and local government law news! https://t.co/sBajBt7Tci

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

@MaybellRomero I would ask about arthritis? Our dog Ned had similar behaviors, stopping at stairs but totally fine running around the flat park, and the discomfort from the arthritis caused poor appetite and other things that looked like anxiety. Hope he feels better soon whatever it is!

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

@coleenlisa Lol - it’s true, all subsequent achievements pale in comparison, we’ll always have ubc in the early aughts ❤️

[Dr. Sarah Swan @islswan]

What’s new in state and local gov’t law this week: https://t.co/8GGZyUCuC8

[Rural Reconciliation Project @Rural_Reconcile]

Our fabulous research assistant, @karsensims, recaps a recent (friendly!) debate between @islswan and @Prof_Eisenberg in the Harvard Law Review. Who wins when courts compare urban vs. rural? Are small towns powerful or actually kind of powerless? https://t.co/vFFhNNxTF4