Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/ A Nonpartisan Research Institution Dedicated to Studying and Researching the Theory and Practice of Federalism Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:54:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://federalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CSF-Icon-Color@0.5x-100x100.png Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/ 32 32 170862320 ICE and Temporary Guardianships for Children https://federalism.org/library/news/ice-and-temporary-guardianships-for-children/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:54:12 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12450 Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez reports that a number of states are passing laws to help keep children out of foster care and in temporary guardianships when their parents have been detained by...

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]]> 12450 Critique of “A Sixth of Humanity” https://federalism.org/library/news/critique-of-a-sixth-of-humanity/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:53:38 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12448 Alasdair S. Roberts critiques Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian’s book, A Sixth of Humanity. Roberts contends that, contrary to the authors’ thesis, India suffers from over-centralization. Read more here.

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]]> 12448 Is Federalism in Lebanon’s Future? https://federalism.org/library/news/is-federalism-in-lebanons-future/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:44:29 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12445 Franck Salameh traces the development of Lebanon’s governmental structure and contends that federalism offers a better path for the nation. Read more here.

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]]> 12445 Update on American Federalism Posted https://federalism.org/library/news/update-on-american-federalism-posted/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:43:21 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12443 The National Federalism Commission has published a review of significant events occurring in American federalism last month. Read more here.

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]]> 12443 Loper-Bright and American Indian Tribes https://federalism.org/library/news/loper-bright-and-american-indian-tribes/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:51:08 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12441 Grant Christensen contends that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper-Bright  Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, which circumscribed judicial deference to executive agencies, does not apply to agency decisions involving Indian tribes. Read more here.

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]]> 12441 Indigenous Constitutionalism in the United States https://federalism.org/library/news/indigenous-constitutionalism-in-the-united-states/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:49:59 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12439 W. Tanner Allread explores the history of the more than 200 indigenous constitutions in the United States. Read more here.

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]]> 12439 Textualism and Federalism Canons https://federalism.org/library/news/textualism-and-federalism-canons/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:21 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12437 Anthony J. Bellia Jr. and Bradford R. Clark consider the history of so-called “federalism canons” and contend that such canons are “fully consistent with mainstream textualism.” Read more here.

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]]> 12437 Lok Sabha Bill Raises Representation Concerns https://federalism.org/library/news/lok-sabha-bill-raises-representation-concerns/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:24:32 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12435 Vasudev Devadasan examines the upcoming consideration of a bill that would expand and redistribute seats in the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of parliament. Devadasan warns that the redistribution of...

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]]> 12435 New Judicial Federalism and Efforts to Establish a State Religion https://federalism.org/library/news/new-judicial-federalism-and-efforts-to-establish-a-state-religion/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:54:34 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12433 Caroline Mala Corbin writes that “the race is on to reintroduce Christianity into public schools,” and that it is timely to reconsider state constitutional protections against the establishment of religion....

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]]> 12433 Court of Appeals Strikes Down Home-Distilling Prohibition https://federalism.org/library/news/court-of-appeals-strikes-down-home-distilling-prohibition/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:54:00 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12431 The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that a federal prohibition on home distilling that has been in place for more than 150 years as...

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]]> 12431 Federalism and the Trump Administration’s Demand for State Voter Data https://federalism.org/library/news/federalism-and-the-trump-administrations-demand-for-state-voter-data/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:04 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12428 William C. Duncan warns that the Trump administration’s demand that states surrender information about voters ignores constitutional provisions regarding elections and “state protection from federal overreach.” Read more here.

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]]> 12428 State Lawsuits Against Federal Officials Explored https://federalism.org/library/news/state-lawsuits-against-federal-officials-explored/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:21:26 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12426 Anya Bidwell writes that state efforts to allow lawsuits against federal officials are “legally sound, textually grounded, and, given the current Supreme Court’s interpretive commitments to textualism, more viable than many...

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]]> 12426 States and Localities Sue Trump Administration over Toxic Air Pollution https://federalism.org/library/news/states-and-localities-sue-trump-administration-over-toxic-air-pollution/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:21:39 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12424 A group of 21 states and localities have sued the Trump administration for repealing a rule that established limits for toxic air pollutants. Read more here. 

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