State and Local Government Law

Law 7385 - Fall 2013

Professor: Kirk Fjelstul	Class Times: TR, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
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Course Description

State and Local Government Law. Formerly Local Government Law. This course examines the relationship between local, state, and federal governments. It inludes a study of the sources and limits of local government authority in the context of constitutional and statutory law. Among the topics considered are delegation of state authority, government spending and financing, conflicts and preemption, the use of special purpose government entities, and annexation and incorporation.

Textbooks

Title (ed.)	Author / Publisher / ISBN	Availability
State and Local Government in a Federal System (7th)	Mandleker / Matthew Bender / #9781422477700	GSU Bookstore Law Library

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First Week Assignments

Updated: August 15, 2013, 7:48 am

FIRST WEEK’S ASSIGNMENTS:

REQUIRED CASEBOOK: Mandelker et al., State and Local Government in a Federal System (7^th Edition, LexisNexis 2006)

AUGUST 20, 2013:

Georgia Constitution, Articles III & IX (read to get a general sense of these provisions)
Chapter 1, pp. 1-35 (all chapter references are to the assigned text book)

AUGUST 22, 2013:

Chapter 1, pp. 35-57

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State and Local Government Law

Law 7385 - Fall 2013

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