Does California’s Zero-Emissions Plan Conflict with Federal Law?
Julia Stein explores whether California's 2035 ban of gas-powered vehicles could run afoul of the federal government's authority under the Clean Air Act. Read…
Julia Stein explores whether California's 2035 ban of gas-powered vehicles could run afoul of the federal government's authority under the Clean Air Act. Read…
James Buckley contends that federalism in the United States "is just a memory," but that an "effective federalism" could be restored if Congress would…
Ian Bremmer examines Ethiopia's system of ethnic federalism and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's efforts to move the nation toward more of a "secular federalism"…
The Federal Transportation Administration is offering grants to localities to study the spread of the coronavirus on public transportation. Read more here.
Yamini Aiyar and Mekhala Krishnamurthy write that the Indian national government's recent agricultural legislation is little more than "political bulldozing" rather than a genuine…
Constitutional scholar Aziz Huq recently participated in a virtual discussion with the American Constitution Society about how the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the federal…
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft recycling strategy that recommends carrying out analyses of state and local recycling policies. Read more here.
On October 21, the National Association of Counties will host a virtual conference titled "Examining Federalism and the Intergovernmental Partnership." Read more here.
A group of writers contend that climate change can be addressed through a new climate federalism. Read more here.
Ken Coates examines the coronavirus pandemic and the "untimely reemergence" of Canadian federalism. Read more here.
Writing that "one of the enduring benefits of Canadian federalism is the freedom it provides for provincial governments to innovate in law and policy," Camden…
The Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University will present a conference titled, "Federalism on Trial: Lessons from Covid-19" on October 21-22, 2020.…
Philipp Dann and Arun K. Thiruvengadam compare the constitutional structures of India and the European Union by exploring the effect the federal order has…
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