Timothy M. Mulvaney and Nestor M. Davidson explore the idea that increasing state preemption of local authority has diminished localities' role in property takings…
The University of Manchester has issued a call for papers on the subject of the philosophy of federalism for a conference in September of…
Nathalie Chalifour and Anne Levesque question whether the recent Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the constitutionality of national carbon-pricing legislation -- a "win for…
After a slow down in investigations during the Trump administration, the U.S. Justice Department is once again investigating local police departments over racial issues.…
Donald F. Kettl contends that the Biden administration's infrastructure plan could face stiff resistance due to the "sharp and largely successful war on cities…
It appears that the recent coup in Myanmar could, eventually, help the nation's efforts to move toward a federal structure. One political observer noted…
The Pew Charitable Trusts's Fiscal Federalism Initiative, which provides research and analysis of overlapping federal-state fiscal issues, has announced the opening of an officer…
A group of scholars question the federalism rationale underlying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, contending that the rule "downplays the importance of cross-state…
Jonathan Entin suggests that state lawsuits opposing the stimulus tax rule limiting the states' ability to cut taxes will likely be unsuccessful. Read more…
Bill Lucia traces the ways that many items mentioned during President Biden's address to Congress will affect states and localities. Read more here.
Ilya Somin contends that a Montana law barring the state from helping to enforce federal gun restrictions poses issues similar to so-called sanctuary jurisdictions…
Craig Konnoth explores the preemptive effects caused by the federal government's delegation of authority to private corporations. Konnoth contends that federalism can be used…
The EPA is moving to restore the states' authority to impose vehicle emissions limits that are more stringent than federal limits. Read more here.
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