The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
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Bethany Davis Noll and Sofia DeSimone provide an update and analysis of state-led lawsuits against the federal government. Read more here.
Awol Ali Mohammed considers the feasibility of the newly established regional states within Ethiopia's federal system. Read more here.
Xianbiao Hu explores the challenges faced in expanding the market for highly automated vehicles, including "state-level fragmentation" associated with American federalism. Read more here.
Brian Blumenfeld "catalogues and contextualizes" references to Greek federalism that exist throughout the records of the Constitutional Convention and ensuing debate over the ratification…
Jonathan Shorman and Kevin Hardy explore how the Trump administration's expansive view of federal authority threatens the balance of power between the federal government…
William C. Duncan considers how guidance -- as opposed to explicit, legally binding requirements -- from federal agencies affects states and other entities that the agencies regulate. Duncan…
David S. Rubenstein considers the Trump administration's recent artificial intelligence (AI) framework. Rubenstein warns of issues created by the document, which calls for the preemption of…
Donald F. Kettl writes that states, and the contractors they hire, are struggling to comply with federal Medicaid reforms. Read more here.
A group of scholars suggest the idea of "surveillance federalism" and compare India and the nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in considering…
Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill this week that places restrictions on state and local police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read…
Chris Armitage has prepared what he terms a "constitutional architecture" for states to oppose "the consolidation of authoritarian federal power." Read more here.
In an op-ed, Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed warns that the increasing tensions between the federal government and the South West State are "rapidly evolving into…
Allison Mollenkamp reports on the recently released White House artificial intelligence framework, which calls for the broad preemption of state laws relating to AI.…
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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.
Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.
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