Esmond Birnie reviews how devolution has affected the United Kingdom economically. Read more here.
Charles Breton and Andrew Parkin explore the roles that identity, culture, and language play in support for sovereignty among the people of Quebec. Read…
Shaoni Chakraborty considers the impact of federalism on India's traditional caste system. Read more here.
A Note in the Harvard Law Review examines the status of workers' rights and criticizes the slow pace of investigation and adjudication typical in federal agencies…
A group of scholars have studied how devolution has affected the Greater Manchester health system in England. Read more here.
The Parliament of Wales has voted to increase its membership from 60 to 96, in part to "future proof" Welsh devolution, in the words…
Alexandra Fay examines how tribal criminal jurisdiction and sovereignty were affected by the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the U.S.…
In an op-ed, Maia Szalavitz notes that the Biden administration has moved to downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III…
Julia Spiegel considers what state and local reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine suggest about foreign affairs federalism. Read more here.
The U.S. Senate has narrowly rejected a measure seeking to block states from spending some federal pandemic relief aid. Read more here.
Kristiane Huber and Jazmin Dagostino explore how states' roles in protecting wetlands could change following the curtailing of federal authority announced by the 2023 U.S.…
Neal Ascherson writes that although the pro-independence Scottish National Party has struggled of late, support for Scottish independence remains strong. Read more here.
Annette Gordon-Reed has reviewed Alison LaCroix's recent book, The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalisms. Read more here.
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