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American Federalism

April 20, 2023

Independent State Legislature Theory Oral Arguments Considered

Michael Weingartner and Carolyn Shapiro evaluate some of the oral arguments made before the U.S. Supreme Court in Moore v. Harper, the case involving the…

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American Federalism

April 20, 2023

Unconstitutional Conditions

Ryan C. Williams examines unconstitutional conditions that the federal government sometimes uses, and contends that "certain aspects of the Supreme Court’s existing federalism jurisprudence—including…

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American Federalism

April 18, 2023

“Natural Resource Federalism” in Wyoming

A group of scholars explore federal-state-tribal relations within Wyoming and how those relations affect the state's natural resources. Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 18, 2023

Federalism and Inequities in Healthcare

Allison Whelan contends that healthcare federalism in the United States "too frequently exacerbates health disparities." Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 17, 2023

Pandemic-Related Federal Medicaid Funding Winds Down

States and localities have begun the process of resuming verification of Medicaid recipients now that federal match rates for the program have ended. Read…

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American Federalism

April 14, 2023

State Taxes and the Pike Balancing Test

Bradley W. Boondeph considers how the U.S. Supreme Court's "Pike balancing test" -- a framework to consider whether a state regulation improperly impinges on…

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American Federalism

April 12, 2023

Amicus Brief on Common-Law Tribal Sovereign Immunity

R. Trent McCotter of George Mason University has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking that the Court reconsider its creation…

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American Federalism

April 12, 2023

Is New York’s New Gun Law Constitutional?

Leo Bernabei considers the constitutionality of New York's most recent gun-safety law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 11, 2023

Did the Seventeenth Amendment “Ruin” American Federalism?

Adam M. Carrington contends that the Seventeenth Amendment, which changed selection of U.S. senators from state legislators to direct election by the people of…

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American Federalism

April 11, 2023

A Bruising Week for Federalism?

Jason Willick writes that the last week was a "bruising" one for American federalism because "state-level democracy was polarizing and dysfunctional" (password required). Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 10, 2023

Abortion and “Foot Voting”

Ilya Somin has penned two articles considering the possible extent of "foot voting" in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization U.S. Supreme…

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American Federalism

April 7, 2023

The “American System” of Fiscal Federalism

Stan Veuger and Jeffery Clemens have provided a review of what they refer to as the "American System" of fiscal federalism. Read more here.

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American Federalism

April 5, 2023

Criminal Federalism

Erin C. Blondel reviews the many overlaps between American federal criminal law and state criminal law. Blondel contends that this represents "a novel federalism model…

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