Arvind Ashta considers how artificial intelligence could affect efforts to integrate Europe. Read more here.
Kenneth Michael White explores what happens when the federal government and states view the same legal issue differently. Read more here.
Aaron N. Coleman has reviewed Richard Primus's book, The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power. Read more here.
U.S. Representative Hillary J. Scholten contends that Congress should craft laws that offer a federal "floor" for protecting the nation's waterways, but also involve states more…
Victoria Litman explores the increasing instances of federal nonenforcement of federal laws such as in the field of cannabis regulation. Read more here.
Nicholas Jacobs assesses the "institutional friction" between federal and state authorities in Minnesota, writing that "federalism does not distinguish between good and bad causes…
David L. Sloss offers a progressive theory of judicial review in which he calls for more deference from the federal judiciary in areas where Congress has…
Nakashvir Singh Aulakh and Bhoomika Nim examine the concept of "constitutional elasticity" and what that means for fiscal federalism in India. Read more here.
In a recent edition of its "Saturday Seminar," the Regulatory Review from the University of Pennsylvania Law School provides a round-up of scholarly articles related to…
Nihar Nalini Sarangi argues that the weakening of states' power in India is "a masterclass in democratic dismemberment" and that "the model of cooperative…
Elaine Kamarck suggests that the United States is experiencing "a resurgence of federalism" as states move away from federal leadership in many policy areas. Read more…
Ashley Splawinski explores the role that states and localities play in supporting or reacting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, writing that what is…
Daniel B. Rosenbaum warns that local values risk becoming "lost and subsumed by top-down policy goals" when states increase control over localities by passing…
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