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July 16, 2024

A Federal Sales Tax on Marijuana?

Doron Narotzki and Tamir Shanan call for the implementation of a federal sales tax on marijuana, which they contend would "streamline the legal framework surrounding marijuana…

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July 15, 2024

A “Proper Structure” for Reviewing Dormant Commerce Clause Claims Offered

R. Randall Kelso describes the different ways that lower federal courts handle Dormant Commerce Clause claims and suggests how the U.S. Supreme Court could…

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July 15, 2024

International Law and State Abortion Regulation

A Note in Harvard Law Review suggests that norms of international law should be integrated into the governance of abortion by U.S. states. The writer points…

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July 12, 2024

Report: Conference on African Decentralization

The Local Public Sector Alliance reports on a recent pan-African workshop titled "“Elevating The Debate On Decentralization and Multilevel Governance In Africa." Read more here.

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July 12, 2024

Federal and State Efforts to Combat Extreme Heat

Kristiane Huber with The Pew Charitable Trusts details federal and state efforts to combat extreme heat, including federal support for states and localities. Read…

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July 11, 2024

Podcast on Federalism and Artificial Intelligence

The Lawfare Podcast interviews several scholars about the role that federalism plays in a California AI bill and AI regulation more generally. You can…

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July 11, 2024

A More Federal Structure for South Africa?

In an op-ed, Martin Van Staden writes that, now that two political parties that have previously voiced support for decentralization have risen to power…

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July 10, 2024

Abortion and a “Gospel of Federalism”?

Nicole Jakobson considers whether federalism in the United States, in the context of the right to abortion, plays a role similar to that played by…

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July 10, 2024

Federalism and the Regulation of Social Media

Alex Chemerinsky and Erwin Chemerinsky contend that if content on the Internet is to be regulated, that such regulation should come from the federal…

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July 9, 2024

A “Federalist Partnership” for Homeowners Insurance?

Girard Miller writes that with home insurance costs rising dramatically across the country due in part to climate change, "the states need to promote the…

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July 9, 2024

Federal Preemption of State Vaccination Bans

Lars Noah considers whether and to what extent the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause could be used to preempt state vaccination bans. Read more here.

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June 29, 2024

Podcast: Why is redistricting so controversial?

This episode explores the redistricting process and why it can be a controversial and contentious process. Federalism is a factor as states redraw legislative…

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June 28, 2024

Federalism and Municipal Bankruptcy

John Allen Livingston writes that many scholars have criticized the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as giving too little power to bankruptcy courts in municipal bankruptcy proceedings. Livingston…

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