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American Federalism

March 20, 2023

“Gun Sanctuary” Law Struck Down

Ilya Somin writes that a recent federal district-court ruling striking down Missouri's so-called "gun sanctuary" law suffers from some of the same flawed reasoning as…

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American Federalism

March 20, 2023

Center for Practical Federalism Launched

The State Policy Network has launched the Center for Practical Federalism, which it describes as an initiative "to educate the American public and policymakers on…

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American Federalism

March 17, 2023

State-Court Departures from the U.S. Supreme Court

A group of scholars survey state-court departures from U.S. Supreme Court precedents. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 16, 2023

Why Are Some States Taking Over Urban Law Enforcement?

Alan Greenblatt traces a trend of states moving toward taking control of local, urban law enforcement away from localities. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 16, 2023

Are Local Disasters Becoming “Federalized”?

Donald F. Kettl explores what he describes as a growing trend to turn local disasters into national crises deserving of a federal, rather than…

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American Federalism

March 15, 2023

Call for a “New Federalism” Budget

In an op-ed, Grady Means urges Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to propose a budget bill that would shift more authority over…

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American Federalism

March 14, 2023

Federalism, Public Health, and Rights-Based Assessments

A group of scholars consider how, in the public-health context, federalism should influence the outcome of rights-based assessments. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 13, 2023

Federalism, Public-Health Powers, and Individual Liberties

Michelle M. Mello and Lawrence O. Gostin explore how individual liberties and public-health powers can be balanced while acknowledging that federalism requires that states be the…

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American Federalism

March 10, 2023

State-Owned Banks for the Cannabis Industry?

Christoph Henkel and Randall K. Johnson write that state-owned cannabis industry banks offer a way for the industry to surmount the differing cannabis policies…

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American Federalism

March 9, 2023

States Push Back Against Pandemic Measures

The Washington Post reports that governmental responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have inspired at least 30 states, led mostly by Republicans, to strip their public…

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American Federalism

March 8, 2023

Is the Puerto Rico Constitution a Failure?

Rafael Cox-Alomar explores whether the seventy-year-old constitution of Puerto Rico is "a failed experiment in American federalism." Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 3, 2023

Book on Federalism and Educational Accountability

John Portz has written Educational Accountability and American Federalism (New York: Routledge, 2023). The book explores the types of accountability that take place in different institutional settings…

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American Federalism

March 3, 2023

Can States Protect the Right to Abortion on Gender Grounds?

Marc Spindelman contends that, in the wake of the Dobbs decision that eliminated federal abortion rights, states should consider protecting this right on sex-equality grounds. Read…

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