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American Federalism

December 6, 2019

Fiscal Federalism and Federal Grant Reform

Joshua T. McCabe looks at several key concepts of fiscal federalism to examine possible ways to improve the nation's federal-grant system. Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 5, 2019

Trump Administration Curtails Food Assistance

The Trump Administration has completed a new rule that will limit states' ability to shield food-assistance recipients from heightened federal work requirements. The U.S.…

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American Federalism

December 5, 2019

Federalism and State Standing

Ernest A. Young writes that states' standing to sue in the federal courts should be construed broadly because "the structure of modern cooperative federalism…

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American Federalism

December 5, 2019

Gamble v. United States Case Note

Harvard Law Review has published a Leading Case note on the recent Supreme Court opinion affirming the separate-sovereigns doctrine. Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 4, 2019

Federalism and the Electoral College

G. Alan Tarr addresses what he suggests are five misconceptions about the Electoral College, including, he contends, the idea that the Electoral College was…

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American Federalism

December 2, 2019

Can Marijuana Be Owned in the United States?

John G. Sprankling asks whether, in light of the federal government's classification of marijuana as contraband, marijuana can be legally owned. He suggests that…

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American Federalism

November 27, 2019

Mayors Ask Trump Administration to Rescind Refugee Plan

A coalition of mayors has asked the Trump administration to rescind an executive order that would give states and cities the authority to block…

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American Federalism

November 26, 2019

Federalism and State Clean Energy Policies

Writing that "the story of U.S. electricity sector regulation is a story of evolving federalism," Ashwini Bharatkumar examines how two recent federal appellate decisions…

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American Federalism

November 26, 2019

Podcast on Federal and State Cannabis Laws

Robert Mikos of Vanderbilt Law School was interviewed on a recent podcast about the intersection of federal and state cannabis laws. You can listen…

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American Federalism

November 25, 2019

Justice Department Increases Support for Criminal Investigations on Tribal Lands

The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it will play a greater role in assisting state and tribal law-enforcement authorities in murder cases. Read…

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American Federalism

November 25, 2019

Trump Administration Decreasing Federal Mining Oversight

The Trump administration is proposing a rule change to the Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement designed to bolster the role of…

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American Federalism

November 22, 2019

Federalism’s Role in Abolition

Stanley Harrold has written American Abolitionism: Its Direct Impact from Colonial Times into Reconstruction (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019). The book examines -- among other aspects…

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American Federalism

November 22, 2019

Panel on Sanctuary Jurisdictions

The Federalist Society recently hosted a panel on sanctuary jurisdictions. You can view the panel discussion here.

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