
Brian Highsmith
@bd_highsmith
institutions, inequality, geography, power, democracy | @Harvard_Law fellow | social policy PhD candidate | former consumer lawyer & economic policy advisor
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Iâm grateful for the opportunity to share some reflectionsâabout courts and the institutional entrenchment of oligarchy, drawing lessons from state constitutionalismâin this great collection. Check out âCourt Reform Canât Be Limited to âReforming Courtsââ: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/court-refâŚ




When housing researchers asked Seattle fire officials about their unique building code that permits single-stair buildings, they were met with a shrug. "It was this emperorâs no clothes moment," Alex Armlovich said vox.com/housing/410115âŚ


People think of Abundance as an argument about deregulation vs regulation, but it is more about diffuse vs centralized decision makingâin housing, energy, and infrastructure, we, as Marc J. Dunkelman explains, leaned so far into decentralized authority weâve paralyzed ourselves



"If youâre driving a two-ton SUV at 40 mph, you get a traffic ticket, but if youâre riding an e-bike at 16 mph, you are summoned to criminal court." Ben Furnas nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/05/lyfâŚ


Lina Khan Samuel Levine Stephanie T. Nguyen Brian Highsmith Aadhithi Padmanabhan In the second Note, William Weightman (SLS â25) examines the history, structure, and merits of municipal public banking. stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/âŚ


