New NYU Brennan Center Article on "Using State Constitutions to Combat Exclusionary Zoning"

Today, the NYU Brennan Center State Court Report published my article "Using State Constitutions to Combat Exclusionary Zoning." But relief is possible — state constitutional law can potentially do much to address this issue in ways that other pathways to reform cannot readily match. Exclusionary zoning involves restrictions on land use that constrain the amount and type of housing that can be built in particular areas. In a recently posted article, "The State Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning," currently under submission to law journals, Braver and I build on our 2024 publications, and explain how great progress can be achieved by using state constitutional law. This can be done both by litigation under existing state constitutional provisions and through potential constitutional amendments.