Current News, Analyses, Events, Publications & Personalities
In the interests of intellectual discourse, the Center for the Study of Federalism posts diverse viewpoints. The views we post do not necessarily represent the views of the Center.
Net Neutrality and the States
POSTED | Oct 18, 2019
Daniel Lyons examines the federalism questions arising from the resurgence in state-level telecommunication regulation. Read more here.
"Billionaires, Organizations, and Federalism"
POSTED | Oct 18, 2019
Jacob M. Grumback reviews several books that examine federalism and inequality. Read more here.
LOC Resources for Teaching About Federalism
POSTED | Oct 17, 2019
This year's Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress recently posted suggestions on using the LOC's resources for teaching secondary students about federalism and...More
Kansas v. Garcia: Does the IRCA Preempt Some State Prosecutions?
POSTED | Oct 17, 2019
Pratheepan Gulasekaram previews the upcoming Supreme Court case of Kansas v. Garcia, in which Kansas has appealed a ruling that the federal Immigration Reform and Control...More
Do Sanctuary Jurisdictions Violate Federal Law?
POSTED | Oct 17, 2019
In an op-ed, John E. Finn examines whether policies of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that curtail abortion rights or impede enforcement of firearm background checks violate...More
Book on Federalism and Marijuana Policy
POSTED | Oct 16, 2019
Jonathan H. Adler has edited Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2020). The book's essays explore issues flowing from the persistent...More
Panel on Federalism and Native Lands
POSTED | Oct 16, 2019
On October 23, the University of Idaho College of Law will hold a panel discussion on "Federalism and Native Lands," featuring former U.S. Interior Secretary...More
Trump Administration to Allow States and Cities to Block Refugees
POSTED | Oct 15, 2019
The Trump administration has announced policy changes that will allow states and local governments to ban refugees. Read more here.
Catalan Leaders Sentenced
POSTED | Oct 15, 2019
Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced a group of Catalan leaders to jail in the wake of the 2017 referendum on Catalan independence (password required). Read...More
A Limit to the Trump Administration's Willingness to Change Medicaid?
POSTED | Oct 14, 2019
The mixed responses from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Utah's attempts to change Medicaid could show the limits of the Trump administration's...More
Canadian Provinces Seek Greater Autonomy
POSTED | Oct 14, 2019
Alberta and other provinces are looking to Quebec's experience in dealing with the national government as a map to greater autonomy. Read more here.
Flashback Friday: Vincent Ostrom, "Can Federalism Make a Difference?"
POSTED | Oct 11, 2019
Flashback Friday is an occasional feature in which we look back to noteworthy articles from the past. In this 1973 article from Publius: The Journal of...More
SNAP Changes Would Reduce States' Role
POSTED | Oct 11, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has put forth proposals that would reduce states' autonomy in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read more here.
Himalayan Federalism Center Established
POSTED | Oct 11, 2019
Nepal Administrative Staff College has established the Federalism Study Center, which will carry out research related to the nation's newly established federal system of government. Read...More
Kashmir Change Contrary to Indian Federalism?
POSTED | Oct 11, 2019
Amitabha Pande writes that the change in Kashmir's status is an "assault on the fundamental principles of federalism that are embedded in the Constitution in...More