Philip Weinberg

Books

Environmental Law: Cases and Materials (Revised 3rd ed., University Press of America 2006) ( link)

Environmental Impact Review in New York (Lexis/Nexis 2001 and annual updates) (with Michael B. Gerrard & Daniel A. Ruzow) (link)

Environmental Law and Regulation in New York (Thomson West 2001 and annual updates) ( link)

The Supreme Court: Selections from the Four-Volume Encyclopedia of the American Constitution and Supplement (Macmillan Library Reference 1999) (Editor-in-Chief) ( link)

Understanding Environmental Law (2d Ed., LexisNexis 2007) (with Kevin Reilly) (link)

Articles and Book Chapters

“Political Questions”: an Invasive Species Infecting the Courts, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Journal Fall 2008 Issue

 

“O Centro Espirita: The Supreme Court Raises the Spirits of the Free Exercise Clause,”  32  U. Dayton Law Review 385 (2007) (link)

“Endangered Statute? The Current Assault on the Endangered Species Act,” 17 Villanova Environmental Law Journal 389 (2006)

Equal Protection,” in Law of Environmental Justice (American Bar Association 2005) ( link)
 
“Eminent Domain for Private Sports Stadiums: Fair Ball or Foul?” 35 Environmental Law 311 (2005) (
link)

“Symposium: Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty: Have We Achieved its Goals?,” 78 St. John’s Law Review 253 (Foreword) (2004)

“Unbarring the Bar of Justice: Standing in Environmental Suits and the Constitution,” 21 Pace Environmental Law Review 27 (2003)

“Local Environmental Laws: Forging a New Weapon in Environmental Protection,” 20 Pace Environmental Law Review 89 (2002)

“Symposium: Federalism: The Battle Recommences,” 16 St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary 307 (Foreword) (2002)

“It’s Time for Congress to Rearm the Army Corps of Engineers: A Response to the Solid Waste Agency Decision,” 20 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 531 (2001)

“SEQRA: Effective Weapon—If Used as Directed,” 65 Albany Law Review 315 (2001) ( link)

“This Land Belongs to You and Me: Thurgood Marshall as Environmental Champion,” 15 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary 1 (2000)

“Symposium: State and Regional Land Use Planning: An Idea Whose Time Has Come,” 73 St. John’s Law Review 1007 (Foreword) (2000)

“Are Standing Requirements Becoming a Great Barrier Reef Against Environmental Actions?” 7 New York University Environmental Law Journal 1 (1999)

“Equal Protection,” chapter 1 of  The Law of Environmental Justice, American Bar Association, 1999.

“Del Monte Dunes v. City of Monterey: Will the Supreme Court Stretch the Takings Clause Beyond the Breaking Point?” 26 Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 315 (1999)

“’If It Ain’t Broke…’: We Don’t Need Another Privileges and Immunities Clause for Environmental Audits,” 22 Journal of Corporation Law 643 (1997)

“Consolidated Planning Boards: Valid and Valuable—A Reply to Albert Pirro,” 17 Pace Law Review 379 (1997)

“DEC’s Air and Water Quality Programs: A Journey Half Completed,” 7 Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology 49 (1996)

“Congress, the Courts, and Solid Waste Transport: Good Fences Don’t Always Make Good Neighbors,” 25 Environmental Law 57 (1995)

“Environmental Protection in the Next Decades: Moving from Clean Up to Prevention” 27 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 1145 (1994)

“Cognizable Causes of Action and the Need for New Legislation,” 9 St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary 553 (1994)

“It’s Time to Put NEPA Back on Course,” 3 New York University Environmental Law Journal 99 (1994)

“R.A.V. and Mitchell: Making Hate Crime a Trivial Pursuit,” 25 Connecticut Law Review 299 (1993)

“International Protection of Endangered Species: The Steps that Should Be Taken,” 3 Touro Journal of Transnational Law 89 (1992)

“Public Transportation and Clean Air: Natural Allies,” 21 Environmental Law 1527 (1991)

“A Powerful Mandate: NEPA and State Environmental Review Acts in the Courts,” 5 Pace Environmental Law Review 1 (1987)

Other Publications

Practice Commentaries on the New York Environmental Conservation Law, in McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated (West Group 2000, 2006)

Report for Task Force on Eminent Domain, New York State Bar Association (2005)

“Office of N.Y. Attorney General Sets Pace for Others Nationwide,” 76 New York State Bar Journal 10 (June 2004)

“Annual Survey of New York Law: Environmental Law,” Syracuse Law Review (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991)

“Control of Suburban Sprawl Requires Regional Coordination Not Provided by Local Zoning Laws,” 72 New York State Bar Journal 44 (October 2000)

“To the Supreme Court: Keep the Courthouse Doors Open,” 72 New York State Bar Journal 55 (February 2000)

“Does that Line in the Sand Include Wetlands? Congressional Power and Environmental Protection,” Environmental Law Reporter News and Analysis (2000)

“SEQRA: Effective Weapon If Used as Directed,” Empire State Report (2000)

“2000 Constitutional Law Decisions of New York Court of Appeals,” New York Law Journal (2000)

“To Sheathe the Air-Drawn Dagger: The Quest for a Hazardous Air Pollutants Policy,” 1990 Annual Survey of American Law 99 (1991)

Paper Presentations & Selected Speaking Engagements

New York Environmental Law: Year in Review 2007, New York City Bar Association (April 2007) (link)

State Environmental Quality Review Act, Nassau Academy of Law (October 2006)

Supreme Court Review and Preview, St. John’s University School of Law (October 2006)

Environmental Law, First and Second Department Appellate Division Staff Attorneys (June 2006)

New York Environmental Law: Year in Review 2006, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (March 2006) (link)

From Storm King to NEPA: How Well Is Environmental Impact Review Working after 35 Years? St. John’s University School of Law (Conference Organizer) (March 2006) (link)

Eminent Domain Reform After Kelo v. City of New London, New York State Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions (November 2005) (link)

Clear Track Ahead?  Mass Transit Improvements & Funding for New York, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (May 2005) (link)

 

 

Apply Now >