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Sasha Volokh on the Implications of the Louisiana Supreme Court Voucher Ruling

June 5, 2013, 5:07pm

Leonard Gilroy

Sasha Volokh has a new article on Reason.org discussing the implications of the recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on school vouchers, where he notes that despite solid legal footing at the federal level, voucher programs can face legal barriers based on state constitutional language.

Implications of the Louisiana Supreme Court Voucher Ruling

A Primer on Recent Developments in State and Federal School Voucher Litigation
June 4, 2013

Alexander Volokh

In May, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 6–1, in Louisiana Federation of Teachers v. Louisiana, that a statewide school voucher plan was unconstitutional. The opinion offers a fascinating glimpse into the developing field of non-religious state challenges to school voucher programs. The moral is that, while vouchers are on solid legal ground at the federal level, they can face barriers based on language in state constitutions, sometimes because of the inclusion of religious schools but sometimes for reasons entirely unrelated to religion.

Citizens Property Insurance Privatization: Crony Capitalism or Good Policy?

June 3, 2013, 8:19am

Victor Nava

On Wednesday Citizens Property Insurance, Florida’s state-run windstorm and general insurance provider, will decide on whether or not to transfer a small portion of its existing policies into the hands of the private sector.

Saving California State Parks through Public-Private Partnerships

June 1, 2013, 2:23pm

Leonard Gilroy

Last weekend, the Orange County Register ran an op-ed of mine making the case for more privatization in California State Parks. I say "more" because last year the state turned over the operation of dozens of its state parks to private, nonprofits—as well as another handful to private, for-profit recreation management companies—to avoid the closure of these parks, keeping them open for public enjoyment.

Leasing the Indiana Toll Road

Reviewing the First Six Years Under Private Operation
May 31, 2013

Leonard Gilroy, David Aloyts

In recent years, some state and local governments have taken steps to turn over the operation of public sector toll roads to private sector investor-operator teams, in order to improve their financial and operational performance and stretch traditional transportation dollars further. To help policymakers elsewhere understand the opportunity leasing public sector toll roads could offer to their jurisdictions, this policy brief examines the results from the Indiana Toll Road lease thus far.

From Oakland to Chicago to Jacksonville, Mayors Are Using Privatization

Private trash collection would help Fresno's long-term financial health
May 31, 2013

Leonard Gilroy, Adrian Moore

Next month’s special election on contracting out Fresno’s residential trash collection to help balance the city’s budget will hopefully end the long-running battle over something that shouldn’t have been controversial in the first place. In California, cities like Riverside, Oakland and Torrance already use private trash collectors. It’s a service that is regularly privatized across the country.

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