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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.
Philippine Constitutional Reform Task Force Calls for Senate to Take Up Reform Effort
POSTED | Dec 11, 2019
Members of the nation's Inter-Agency Task Force on Constitutional Reform have requested that the Senate hold its own public hearings in hopes that constitutional reforms, including a...More
Canada's "Stubborn State of Federalism"
POSTED | Dec 11, 2019
Paul Wells writes that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prefers to "make big decisions in isolation" rather than consult with provincial leaders. Wells contends that this does...More
States Cut Environmental Budgets As Trump Administration Weakens Federal Authority
POSTED | Dec 10, 2019
The Trump administration has been working to give the states more responsibility for curbing pollution, but a new study reveals that 30 states have cut...More
Does Ethnic Federalism Threaten or Benefit Ethiopia?
POSTED | Dec 10, 2019
Olivia Woldemikael contends that ethnic federalism, a system intended to unite Ethiopia, is tearing the nation apart. Read more here.
Federal Judicial Expansion and State Courts
POSTED | Dec 09, 2019
Diego A. Zambrano examines the increasing federal judicial expansion into state-court power and federal monopolization of large and complex litigation. He contends that "federal expansion...More
Cooperative Federalism and Parliamentary Sovereignty in Canada
POSTED | Dec 09, 2019
Noura Karazivan analyzes the tension between cooperative federalism and parliamentary sovereignty in the context of the nation's constitutional jurisprudence. Read more here.
Book on Federalism and American Public Policy
POSTED | Dec 06, 2019
Andrew Karch and Shanna Rose have written Responsive States: Federalism and American Public Policy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019). The book explore how federalism has influenced the...More
Fiscal Federalism and Federal Grant Reform
POSTED | Dec 06, 2019
Joshua T. McCabe looks at several key concepts of fiscal federalism to examine possible ways to improve the nation's federal-grant system. Read more here.
Trump Administration Curtails Food Assistance
POSTED | Dec 05, 2019
The Trump Administration has completed a new rule that will limit states' ability to shield food-assistance recipients from heightened federal work requirements. The U.S. Department...More
Federalism and State Standing
POSTED | Dec 05, 2019
Ernest A. Young writes that states' standing to sue in the federal courts should be construed broadly because "the structure of modern cooperative federalism regimes—in...More
Gamble v. United States Case Note
POSTED | Dec 05, 2019
Harvard Law Review has published a Leading Case note on the recent Supreme Court opinion affirming the separate-sovereigns doctrine. Read more here.
Comparative Federalism Position Announced
POSTED | Dec 05, 2019
The University of Innsbruck has announced an opening for the position of professor of comparative federalism research. Read more here.
Yemen Leader Calls for Federalism
POSTED | Dec 04, 2019
Yemen's president, Abdrabu Mansur Hadi, has declared that a federal system of government is the solution to the nation's civil war. Read more here.
Federalism and the Electoral College
POSTED | Dec 04, 2019
G. Alan Tarr addresses what he suggests are five misconceptions about the Electoral College, including, he contends, the idea that the Electoral College was intended...More
An Opportunity Created by "Wexit"?
POSTED | Dec 03, 2019
Ian Holloway contends that "Wexit" presents the people of Alberta an opportunity to revitalize federalism: "What Alberta could do — and in so doing, make a...More