Christian G. Fritz describes the role that American states play in monitoring the nation's federalism. Read more here.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the "independent state legislature" theory by a 6-3 majority (password required). Read more here.
Hannah Friedle outlines how the federal government could strengthen existing treaty rights to lands formerly held by indigenous peoples. Read more here.
Alison L. LaCroix has reviewed Christian G. Fritz's book, Monitoring American Federalism. Read more here.
James G. Hodge writes that a key aspect of American federalism is "about protecting and promoting Americans’ individual liberties and freedoms." Read more here.
Marc Sanjaume Calvet reviews Matt Qvortrup's book, I Want to Break Free: A Practical Guide to Making a New Country. Read more here.
The Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships, which was founded in 2021 to help "identify intergovernmental gaps" and problem-solve on those issues across all levels of…
In a recent episode of the Risk Talking podcast, David Schleicher explores how federal officials can address state and local financial shortfalls. You can…
Marquan Robertson writes that states tend to underuse localities, and he contends that "federalism requires significant contributions from cities to realize their many values."…
Craig Green has written a history of territory, statehood, and union intended to develop a new framework for analyzing constitutional statehood in the United States. Read…
Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner and Jensen Lillquist consider, in the context of environmental degradation, the legal rights of elements of nature and how tribes…
Adam Ehrenhalt reports on the difficulties some states have encountered in attempting to mandate housing reforms on localities. Read more here.
As part of its "New Frontiers in Federalism" series, the New York City Bar Association has posted a video discussion titled, "Abortion and the…
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