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Trey Allen was a faculty member at the School from 2013 to 2021 where he specialized in general regulatory and enforcement powers of local governments, local government liability, and board procedures.

Governmental Immunity for Local Government Buildings: What Are the Current Rules?

July 25, 2014

King v. Town of Chapel Hill: The Supreme Court Issues a Major Decision on the Police Power of Local Governments (Part 2)

July 22, 2014

King v. Town of Chapel Hill: The Supreme Court Issues a Major Decision on the Police Power of Local Governments (Part 1)

June 26, 2014

Quorum and Members Who Don’t Vote: The Court of Appeals Weighs In

June 9, 2014

Quorum Calculations: The Impact of Vacancies and Members Who Don’t Vote

May 2, 2014

What Is Necessary to Adopt a Code of Ordinances and Why Does It Matter?

February 24, 2014

Tort Liability for Negligent Housing Inspection Resulting in Injury?

October 29, 2013

Preempted? Let Me Count The Ways.

September 30, 2013

Court of Appeals Takes Expansive View of the Police Power

June 24, 2013

Bigelow v. Town of Chapel Hill: When May State Constitutional Claims Against Local Governments Be Dismissed?

May 21, 2013

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