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American Federalism

March 16, 2020

How Does Federalism Affect America’s Coronavirus Response?

Donald F. Kettl suggests that a "federalism divide" could lead to widely varying effectiveness in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, depending on where citizens live. Ed…

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American Federalism

March 16, 2020

Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Investigations of the President

In a blog post, Lawrence Joseph writes that federalism and separation of powers concerns should prevent the federal courts from intervening in what he…

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American Federalism

March 13, 2020

At Which Governmental Level Should Policy Be Made?

John Dinan and Jac C. Heckelman examine Americans’ preferences for making policy at the national versus the subnational level. Read more here.

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March 13, 2020

Virus Crisis Draws Attention to German Federalism

The German newspaper Bild has criticized the nation's response to the coronavirus crisis, contending that the crisis has "drawn attention to Germany's federal system of government, in…

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March 12, 2020

Federalism and Criminal Law

Joshua M. Divine writes that in most areas of the law, federal and state law influence each other in a sort of "dynamic incorporation." In…

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March 12, 2020

Can Exit Strategies and Integration Both Support the EU?

Kai Gehring contends that both exit strategies and integration can be sources of support for the European Union. Read more here.

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March 11, 2020

Arguments in Canadian Greenhouse Gases Law Previewed

Ted Brook previews the arguments in the upcoming Supreme Court case about the new national greenhouse gases law that has sparked legal challenges by…

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March 11, 2020

Competitive and Cooperative Federalism in India

Soumya Bhowmick explores whether competitive federalism and cooperative federalism can function as complementary ideas. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 10, 2020

The EPA, the States, and PFAS

In a blog post, Seth Jaffe examines the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to regulating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in water. He observes that a…

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American Federalism

March 10, 2020

Look to State and Local Governments for Bulk of Disease Response?

In an op-ed, Patrick S. Roberts suggests that although how a president responds to a disease outbreak is important, it is state and local…

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American Federalism

March 9, 2020

Trump Administration to Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Jurisdictions

President Trump has announced that, in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision in the administration's favor, the federal government will begin…

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American Federalism

March 9, 2020

Recent Sanctuary-Jurisdiction Ruling Criticized

Ilya Somin criticizes a "surprising decision" by a federal appeals court that allows the Trump administration to impose immigration-enforcement conditions on federal grants to…

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American Federalism

March 6, 2020

Hemp Growers Caught Between Federal, State Laws

Looser federal regulation of hemp has led many farmers to grow the crop. But some have encountered difficulty in transporting hemp through states that…

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