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Restoring Democratic Institutions

2 weeks ago | rooseveltinstitute.org | Brian Highsmith |LiJia Gong |Abdul El-Sayed |Cecilia Muñoz

‘Restoring Democratic Institutions’ is part of the 2025 Roosevelt essay collection: Restoring Economic Democracy: Progressive Ideas for Stability and Prosperity(Martin Wheeler, Eye Em /Getty Images)The roots of authoritarianism have grown cracks in our constitutional order and destabilized the foundation of democracy. The prevailing story on the Left points to Donald Trump as the main cause of this expansive destruction. And for good reasons.
Cities Want To Give Worker’s Heat Breaks. States Are Stopping Them.

Jul 16, 2024 | nextcity.org | LiJia Gong

This summer’s most recent heat wave has broken temperature records in nearly 50 cities across the southeast. As these blistering temperatures move east, cities across the Northeast are bracing for triple digits while Houston residents are preparing for scorching heat without power. Millions of Americans are suffering under a heat advisory, meaning that exposure to the elements for just an hour or two could severely impact their health.
How Local Government Can Protect Workers’ Rights Even When States Do Not Want Them To: Opportunities for Local Creativity and Persistence despite Double Preemption

Apr 1, 2024 | ir.lawnet.fordham.edu | Terri Gerstein |LiJia Gong

Recommended CitationTerri Gerstein and LiJia Gong,How Local Government Can Protect Workers’ Rights Even When States Do Not Want Them To: Opportunities for Local Creativity and Persistence despite Double Preemption,51 Fordham Urb. L.J. 977 (2024). Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol51/iss4/1 DOWNLOADS Since April 15, 2024 COinS To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately, you may Download the file to your hard drive.
Republicans Are Systematically Blocking Cities’ Ability to Protect Abortion

Jun 20, 2023 | newrepublic.com | Gaby Goldstein |LiJia Gong

Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs eliminated the constitutionally protected right to abortion and made the health, safety, and freedom of America’s women and gender minorities dependent on the whims of their state legislatures. Since then, blue states have forged ahead to expand access to abortion, while Republican-controlled states have dug through their bag of revanchist tricks to maximally restrict access.