State & Local News Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 1998 Publication Date: January 16, 1998 Chair's Message: Why the Section Exists, by Frederick W. Leonhardt, Orlando, FL Section Announces Jefferson Fordham Award, by John Copelan, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Supreme Court Watch, by Beate Bloch, Washington, DC. Recent Developments, by Peter A. Buchsbaum, Woodbridge, NJ. Washington's Labyrinthine Ways, by Otto J. Hetzel, Washington, DC. Environmental Update, by Stephanie P. Brown, Baltimore, MD. Special Government Operations and Liability Law Issue Sponsored by the Section's Government Operations and Liability Law Committee Multi-Racial Democracy: Not a Black-and-White Issue, by Benjamin E. Griffith, Cleveland, MS. Recent Supreme Court Developments in the Area of Public Official Immunities, by Barry Abrams, Houston TX. Government and the Internet: Unsettled Issues, by Robert A. Heverly, Albany, NY. The Sturgis Decision: A Small Town Has a Big Impact on Cable TV Negotiations, by John H. Gibbon, Cleveland, OH. Use of a Claims Process to Avoid Litigation, by Kenneth E. Barden, Dayton, OH. Order Form Return to State & Local Law News home page Return to Section home page