News | Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/library/category/news/ A Nonpartisan Research Institution Dedicated to Studying and Researching the Theory and Practice of Federalism Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:51:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://federalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CSF-Icon-Color@0.5x-100x100.png News | Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/library/category/news/ 32 32 170862320 Loper-Bright and American Indian Tribes https://federalism.org/library/news/loper-bright-and-american-indian-tribes/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:51:08 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12441 Grant Christensen contends that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper-Bright  Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, which circumscribed judicial deference to executive agencies, does not apply to agency decisions involving Indian tribes. Read more here.

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]]> 12441 Indigenous Constitutionalism in the United States https://federalism.org/library/news/indigenous-constitutionalism-in-the-united-states/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:49:59 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12439 W. Tanner Allread explores the history of the more than 200 indigenous constitutions in the United States. Read more here.

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]]> 12439 Textualism and Federalism Canons https://federalism.org/library/news/textualism-and-federalism-canons/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:21 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12437 Anthony J. Bellia Jr. and Bradford R. Clark consider the history of so-called “federalism canons” and contend that such canons are “fully consistent with mainstream textualism.” Read more here.

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]]> 12437 Lok Sabha Bill Raises Representation Concerns https://federalism.org/library/news/lok-sabha-bill-raises-representation-concerns/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:24:32 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12435 Vasudev Devadasan examines the upcoming consideration of a bill that would expand and redistribute seats in the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of parliament. Devadasan warns that the redistribution of...

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]]> 12435 New Judicial Federalism and Efforts to Establish a State Religion https://federalism.org/library/news/new-judicial-federalism-and-efforts-to-establish-a-state-religion/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:54:34 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12433 Caroline Mala Corbin writes that “the race is on to reintroduce Christianity into public schools,” and that it is timely to reconsider state constitutional protections against the establishment of religion....

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]]> 12433 Court of Appeals Strikes Down Home-Distilling Prohibition https://federalism.org/library/news/court-of-appeals-strikes-down-home-distilling-prohibition/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:54:00 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12431 The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that a federal prohibition on home distilling that has been in place for more than 150 years as...

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]]> 12431 Federalism and the Trump Administration’s Demand for State Voter Data https://federalism.org/library/news/federalism-and-the-trump-administrations-demand-for-state-voter-data/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:04 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12428 William C. Duncan warns that the Trump administration’s demand that states surrender information about voters ignores constitutional provisions regarding elections and “state protection from federal overreach.” Read more here.

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]]> 12428 State Lawsuits Against Federal Officials Explored https://federalism.org/library/news/state-lawsuits-against-federal-officials-explored/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:21:26 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12426 Anya Bidwell writes that state efforts to allow lawsuits against federal officials are “legally sound, textually grounded, and, given the current Supreme Court’s interpretive commitments to textualism, more viable than many...

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]]> 12426 States and Localities Sue Trump Administration over Toxic Air Pollution https://federalism.org/library/news/states-and-localities-sue-trump-administration-over-toxic-air-pollution/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:21:39 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12424 A group of 21 states and localities have sued the Trump administration for repealing a rule that established limits for toxic air pollutants. Read more here. 

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]]> 12424 States Sue Trump Administration for Mail-In Voting Order https://federalism.org/library/news/states-sue-trump-administration-for-mail-in-voting-order/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:20:57 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12422 More than 20 states have sued the Trump administration for issuing an order that restricts mail-in voting. The plaintiffs complain that the order “violates bedrock principles of federalism and separation...

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]]> 12422 Book on Ethiopian Infrastructure and Federalism https://federalism.org/library/news/book-on-ethiopian-infrastructure-and-federalism/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:55:00 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12419 Desalegn Ambaw has written Building the Nation: Infrastructure, Equity, and Federalism in Ethiopia (London: Palgrave Macmillan,2026). The book explores how infrastructure development interacts with federalism in Ethiopia. Read more here.

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]]> 12419 Book on Indian Federalism https://federalism.org/library/news/book-on-indian-federalism/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:54:15 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12417 Harihar Bhattachary has written Indian Federalism: Structure, Process and Agency (Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge, 2026). Bhattachary offers a critical account of federalism in India, including its development and innovations. This book is part of the Routledge...

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]]> 12417 Federalism and AI Fakery https://federalism.org/library/news/federalism-and-ai-fakery/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:09:52 +0000 https://federalism.org/?p=12415 Kerri Toloczko explores what role federalism — in a time of artificial-intelligence fakery — can play in maintaining public trust. Read more here.

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