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American Federalism

February 14, 2023

American Federalism and “Minimal Sovereignty”

Mark Seidenfeld analyzes the idea of minimal sovereignty -- the sovereignty that a community "accepts as having the authority to exercise the coercive powers of…

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American Federalism

February 14, 2023

Tribal Rights in Michigan

Matthew L. M. Fletcher explores due process and equal rights in Michigan tribal courts, including how the federal government and the state of Michigan…

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American Federalism

February 9, 2023

Federalism and the Right to Movement

Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis explore what they term the "right to movement" among jurisdictions and how that right could be infringed…

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American Federalism

February 9, 2023

Should States Allow Cities to Regulate Firearms?

Sarena Martinez contends that states should allow cities to decide whether and how to regulate firearms. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 8, 2023

Dobbs and Extraterritorial Abortion Regulation

Jensen Lillquist explores the extraterritorial issues raised by last summer's U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 7, 2023

Do the States Offer a Better “State of the Union”?

Ray Nothstine suggests that a clearer view of the "state of the union" can be found by examining state-level policies rather than those emanating…

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American Federalism

February 3, 2023

State and Local Participation in the 2020 Census

Philip Rocco analyzes the sources of variation in state and local investment in the 2020 census and why those variances occurred. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 3, 2023

State Sovereignty and Missouri’s Second Amendment Law

Evan Matthew Gelobter considers whether Missouri's "Second Amendment Preservation Act" aligns with the system of government intended by the Framers of the U.S. Constitution. Read…

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American Federalism

February 2, 2023

CRS Releases Report on Federalism-Based Limits of Congress’s Power

The Congressional Research Service has recently updated a report on federalism-based limitations on congressional power. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 1, 2023

Is California’s Electric-Car Requirement the Antithesis of Federalism?

Steven G. Bradbury contends that California's requirement that all new cars in the state must be powered by electricity by 2035 "is the antithesis…

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American Federalism

January 31, 2023

Book on Teaching Federalism

CSF Fellows John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone have edited Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches (Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar, 2023). The book, part of the publisher's "Elgar Guides…

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American Federalism

January 27, 2023

Federal Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills

An abortion-pill manufacturer has filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that state bans of the pills should be struck down because the federal…

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American Federalism

January 27, 2023

Call for Local Prosecutors to Push Back Against Federal Immigration Policies

In an op-ed, George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky call for local district attorneys to "prevent their local criminal legal systems from becoming a tool…

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