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American Federalism

May 9, 2023

Civil Rights and State Laws

Adam M. Steinman reviews two law review articles, including "New Federalism and Civil Rights Enforcement" (116 Nw. U. L. Rev. 737 (2021)), in which the authors recommend that civil rights advocates…

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American Federalism

May 5, 2023

Webinar on Changes in Federalism

On May 3, the New York City Bar Association will host a webinar titled, "New Frontiers in Federalism - Session 1: The Changing Tides of…

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American Federalism

May 4, 2023

The Digital Economy and Tax Compliance

Orly Mazur and Adam B. Thimmesch write that the digital economy is changing faster than the law can respond, leading to particular challenges in…

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American Federalism

May 4, 2023

Indian Law and “Too Much History”

Gregory Ablavsky criticizes the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma decision and writes that the voluminous body of Indian law makes it difficult for Supreme Court…

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American Federalism

May 3, 2023

The ADA and the Effects of Later Amendments to that Law

L. Joe Dunman traces the history of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the many similar state statutes that followed in the wake…

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American Federalism

May 2, 2023

Are Transmission Line Right of Refusal Laws Discriminatory?

A number of states have passed right of first refusal (ROFR) laws for in-state utility companies that own electric transmission lines, something that critics…

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American Federalism

May 1, 2023

“Decolonizing” the Equal Sovereignty Doctrine

Rosa Hayes suggests that the equal sovereignty doctrine developed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder can be used to achieve progressive, rather…

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American Federalism

May 1, 2023

The Public Trust and Climate-Change Litigation

Sean Lyness discusses public trust lawsuits brought by states and localities and, among other issues, why they often focus on disputes about whether they…

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American Federalism

April 26, 2023

Federalism and Reconstruction

Nicole Etcheson contends that federalism "defeated" Reconstruction's constitutional revolution. Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 25, 2023

Interview About ALEC’s Video Series on Article V of the Constitution

In an interview, Karla Jones of the American Legislative Exchange Council discusses federalism and the organization's new video series on Article V of the…

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American Federalism

April 24, 2023

Federalism and Affordable Housing

Noah M. Kazis compares the federal government's approach to housing assistance with the "lockstep," uniform approach that states and localities take -- regardless of…

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American Federalism

April 24, 2023

U.S. Territories and “Judicial Antifederalism”

Anthony M. Ciolli reviews the effects of the so-called Insular Cases -- U.S. Supreme Court cases that rejected the idea that Americans in U.S.…

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American Federalism

April 21, 2023

The Judiciary and the Cannabis Industry

In a blog post, Heather Trela of the Rockefeller Institute for Government explores the increasingly significant role that American courts -- in how they deal with…

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