Call for a Greater Role for Canadian Provinces
In a commentary, Sean Speer writes that provincial premiers have rightly criticized Prime Minister's Justin Trudeau's "model of top-down federalism." Read more here.
In a commentary, Sean Speer writes that provincial premiers have rightly criticized Prime Minister's Justin Trudeau's "model of top-down federalism." Read more here.
Richard Johnson contends that, despite the Labor Party's support for devolution, the process of decentralizing power in the United Kingdom might not always align…
Charlie Nugent explores the constitutionality of state officials enforcing federal law. Read more here.
Kehinde Yusuf praises a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in affirming the power of the federal government to directly allocate funds…
Joshua Perry contends that the trend of state-initiated public law litigation in federal courts designed to direct the course of national policy via the…
Jacob Hamburger reviews the history of immigration in the United States and suggests that this "largely forgotten" history could offer insights for "cooperative interventions to align federal…
Governing magazine has posted an interview with Tom Perez about the administration's efforts to work with states and localities. Read more here.
Marina Ottaway of the Wilson Center writes that federalism in Iraq -- a key aspect of U.S. involvement there -- has been eroding for…
Richard L. Hasen considers the role that states play in ensuring the security of elections in the United States. Read more here.
Jordan Carr Peterson analyzes state responses to -- specifically, their compliance with -- two U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning LGBTQ issues. Read more here.
Carine Smolders and Benjamim Descamps explore whether localities where national ministers are from enjoy a "hometown bias" in the awarding of grants. Read more…
Vikram D. Amar argues that justiciability doctrines (e.g., mootness, standing, and so on) should be modified in federal election litigation to lessen the potentially…
James Collie writes that, although Canada's provinces have "absolute power" over cities, a number of scholars have called for constitutional status for cities. Collie explores…
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