Sean Beienburg explores the relationship between federalism and the development of originalist judicial philosophy. Read more here.
A group of twenty states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from making designs for 3D-printed…
The Supreme Court has approved a more stringent interpretation of a rule that allows the government to deny admission to, or residency in, the…
Wade Troxell, the mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado, writes that a bill introduced into the U.S. Senate provides the most appropriate way to regulate drones…
Tom McTague suggests that Britain could learn from the successes that Canada's federal structure has provided to the nation. McTague approvingly quotes the Canadian…
A group of Labor leadership candidates contend that too much power resides in Westminster, a problem that could be remedied by a system "built…
The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected an appeal from British Columbia in which the province sought to defend its anti-pipeline legislation. According to…
Jen Reidel, the Library of Congress teacher in residence, has prepared a guide for using the library's resources to teach about federalism and the origin…
A group of five states have complained through the EPA rule-comment process that the Trump administration's proposed changes would weaken rules relating to coal…
Erika Arban has reviewed The Nationalism of the Rich: Discourses and Strategies of Separatist Parties in Catalonia, Flanders, Northern Italy and Scotland (password required). Read more here.
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up two cases concerning so-called "faithless electors," electors who failed to vote for presidential candidates that they…
Michael Morley offers several suggestions for ways to more efficiently adjudicate state constitutional claims in federal court. Read more here.
Elena Ryabova contends that, to the contrary of rulings by the Constitutional Court, the Russian Constitution does not establish the need for uniform, centralized…
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