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American Federalism

Abortion, Firearms, and Natural Law

In considering recent abortion and firearms rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, David L. Sloss contends that natural law provides the only coherent rationale for…

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States Transition from Federal Covid Funding

An article by the Pew Charitable Trusts looks at how states are transitioning away from federal Covid relief funds. Read more here.

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Review of “Catch and Kill Jurisdiction”

Adam B. Sopko reviews Zachary D. Clopton's article, "Catch and Kill Jurisdiction" (121 Michigan Law Review 171 (2022)), which reviews the increasingly common practice…

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Bar Association Launches Federalism Series

The New York City Bar Association has launched a four-part series of video sessions exploring a number of aspects of federalism. You can view…

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Are Some Conservatives Engaging in “Flawed Federalism”?

Mary Miller and Tom McDonough warn of the dangers of "flawed federalism" and argue that conservatives must use the powers of the federal government…

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Federalism Index Updated

The Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University has updated its federalism index with progress of bills in Congress and state legislatures. Read…

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Will Pork Ruling Cause “Interstate Economic Warfare”?

In an op-ed, George Will predicts that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a pork-regulation case will give California outsized influence over the…

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Federalism, Justice, and the Constitutional Convention

Gordon Lloyd contends that the "principle of federalism," as developed during the Constitutional Convention, "was grounded in justice"  Read more here.

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Governor Political Affiliations and Municipal Bond Yields

Pengyu Ren and Weijia Zhao have examined how the political affiliation of state governors affects the yield rates of municipal bonds. Read more here.

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State Criminal Procedures and Police Violence

Michael Mannheimer contends that state courts often rely too heavily on the federal Fourth Amendment in addressing police violence rather than "whether police obeyed…

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Has American Federalism Been “Upended”?

Donald F. Kettl writes that "we've flipped the script" from the Nixon administration's top-down devolution of power from the federal government to states and localities.…

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Should the Fourteenth Amendment Incorporate the Bill of Rights Against the States?

Ilan Wurman contends that the commonly held understanding that the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges and Immunities Clause incorporates the Bill of Rights against the states…

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Federal Infrastructure Funds and Street Safety

Jared Brey reviews the ways that localities can use federal infrastructure funds to improve street safety. Read more here.

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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.

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Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.

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