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American Federalism

January 20, 2021

Conference on Constitutionalism and Federalism

Liberty University will host a conference on March 5-6 titled, "Culture and Crisis: Reconciling Constitutionalism and Federalism in a Time of Crisis." Read more…

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American Federalism

January 19, 2021

Has Federalism Been America’s “Achilles Heel” During the Pandemic?

Sarosh Nagar considers the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic and concludes that "the virus exploited the structural fragility of federalism" to the detriment of the…

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American Federalism

January 19, 2021

Should the United States Implement a National Pandemic Law?

Stephanie Cooper Blum explores whether and how the federal government could implement a national pandemic statute. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 18, 2021

National Constitution Center to Host Discussion of Federalism and States’ Rights

The National Constitution Center will host an online, bipartisan discussion of key issues relating to federalism and states' rights on January 26. Read more…

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January 18, 2021

Somalia and the “Threats of Federalism”

Abdirashid Diriye Kalmoy traces the development of federalism in Somalia and contends that "federalism has failed" in the nation. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 18, 2021

Biden Proposes State and Local Relief

President-elect Joe Biden has announced a plan to provide $350 billion in emergency relief to states and localities (password required). Read more here.

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January 15, 2021

Interstate River Water Disputes in India

Sayanangshu Modak and Ambar Kumar Ghosh examine the constitutional and federalism issues that lead to interstate river water disputes in India. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 15, 2021

Safe Injection Site Held to Violate Federal Law

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down, under federal law, a plan to open the nation's first safe-injection site in Philadelphia.…

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January 14, 2021

Nigerian Intergovernmental Transfers and Subnational Revenue Generation

Kayode Taiwo examines the effect that unconditional intergovernmental transfers have on the revenue generation efforts of subnational governments in Nigeria. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 14, 2021

Fiscal Federalism and Inequality

Robert A. Schapiro contends that American federalism undermines the social and economic equality of the people of the United States. Schapiro notes that among…

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January 13, 2021

Federalism and Canada’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Livio Di Matteo considers whether Canada's "disjointed, confused and slow response" to the coronavirus pandemic resulted at least in part from the nation's federal…

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American Federalism

January 13, 2021

Presidential Immigration Federalism

In a blog post, Pratheepan Gulasekaram offers commentary as part of a symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez's 2020 book, The President and Immigration Law. Gulasekaram argues that…

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January 12, 2021

The Possibilities of European-Wide Healthcare

Katherine Fierlbeck writes that although a formal system of European-wide healthcare does not exist, her research of efforts toward that goal "offers both cautions…

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