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April 16, 2024

Federalism and Primary Care in Canada

A group of writers call for significant changes to the Canadian primary healthcare system, arguing that "in an ideal world of more collaborative federalism" the national…

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April 16, 2024

Federal Authority and Home Distilling

In a blog post for the Federalist Society website, Eric Walker reports on litigation that challenges the constitutional authority of the federal government to ban home distilling.…

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April 15, 2024

Sovereignty and the EU

Iris Goldner Lang considers whether membership in the EU constitutes a loss or gain in sovereignty. Read more here.

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April 15, 2024

Can Federalism “Save” American Democracy?

Writing in the National Review, Ray Nothstine speaks to concerns about "saving democracy" by contending that basic tenets of federalism offer the best path to…

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April 12, 2024

The Future of Federalism in India

Louise Tillin considers why the fundamental ideas and values associated with India's federalism "have been unsettled over the last decade and the alternative visions that…

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April 12, 2024

Courts-First Federalism

Dylan L. Yingling and Daniel J. Mallinson assert that "courts-first federalism" has achieved significant results in shifting the balance of power away from the…

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April 11, 2024

Citizenship and Federalism

Betsy L. Fisher writes that U.S. citizenship "requires the concurrence of both state and federal governments" because state law affects whether individuals can document the…

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April 11, 2024

Texas and “Military Federalism”

Emily Berman and Chris Mirasola examine the increasing tensions between the federal government and Texas relating to the use of military force on the southern border.…

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April 10, 2024

Devolving the Justice System of Wales

The Welsh government has prepared a report on the progress of efforts to devolve aspects of the region's justice system. Read more here.

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April 10, 2024

Federalism and Apartheid

In an op-ed, Nicholas Woode-Smith writes that the African National Congress has long asserted that federalism contributed to apartheid in South Africa. Woode-Smith contends that…

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April 9, 2024

Does Title Insurance Fee Plan Conflict with Federalist Principles?

Karla Jones of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) contends that the Biden administration's plan to eliminate title insurance fees on certain federally backed mortgages "is inconsistent with ALEC’s…

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April 9, 2024

Large States and Horizontal Federalism

Elizabeth Earle Beske writes that horizontal federalism, the relationship between states, "is poorly understood and increasingly important" in the context of the significant regulatory…

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April 8, 2024

Emergency Rule in India

A group of scholars trace the use over time of a provision in the Indian constitution that allows the federal government to dismiss a state government and…

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