Matthew L.M. Fletcher contends that tribes should have the authority to pierce the legal complexities surrounding Indian reservations to enforce strict coronavirus policies. Read…
Niranjan Sahoo compares how the three nations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. He writes that the U.S. has not responded well because "American federalism…
M.P. McQueen reviews the financial powers of the federal government and states and traces five ways that each affects the economy. Read more here.
Fourteen Republican attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in federal court to support the U.S. Department of Education's new rules for how colleges…
The Economist reports that protests against Vladimir Putin's government have broken out in the city of Khabarovsk in the far eastern region of Russia. Protesters…
President Trump announced this week that his administration is exploring more federal involvement with law enforcement in cities. Read more here.
Olivia B. Waxman reports that events related to the coronavirus pandemic have brought intergovernmental relations to the fore in many high school online classrooms.…
David Pozen and Kim Lane Scheppele write that fears of executive overreach often arise during national emergencies. But they contend that the opposite --…
Brian An and Ralph W. Bostic examine the roles that institutional governance rules and power play in distributing public investments at the regional level.…
A group of eighteen states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plan to force international students to leave the country if they…
Writing for the National Review, Zoe Zorka suggests that federal legalization of marijuana would provide a crucial boost to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Kadija…
Christy Veeder writes that the ability of states and localities to control infrastructure development has been eroded as power in this area has shifted…
John Delacourt considers the economic and political challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has posed for Canadian federalism. Read more here.
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