The University of Innsbruck has announced an opening for the position of professor of comparative federalism research. Read more here.
Yemen's president, Abdrabu Mansur Hadi, has declared that a federal system of government is the solution to the nation's civil war. Read more here.
G. Alan Tarr addresses what he suggests are five misconceptions about the Electoral College, including, he contends, the idea that the Electoral College was…
Ian Holloway contends that "Wexit" presents the people of Alberta an opportunity to revitalize federalism: "What Alberta could do — and in so doing, make…
The Center for Policy Research, a public policy think tank, hosted a presentation and question-and-answer session with Louise Tillen, the author of Indian Federalism. You…
Yonatan Fessha considers the challenges posed by the recent referendum allowing the Sidama of Ethiopia the right to create their own state. Read more…
Anthony M. Bertelli, et al., explore the incentives that the British government might have to centralize or devolve authority after Brexit. Read more here.
John G. Sprankling asks whether, in light of the federal government's classification of marijuana as contraband, marijuana can be legally owned. He suggests that…
A coalition of mayors has asked the Trump administration to rescind an executive order that would give states and cities the authority to block…
A group of energy-sector attorneys point to "persistent uncertainty . . . in light of recent and evolving judicial theories of cooperative federalism" as…
In an op-ed, James Allen criticizes Treasury Secretary Josh Frydenberg's praise for the powers of the national government, suggesting that Frydenberg should "go back…
Writing that "the story of U.S. electricity sector regulation is a story of evolving federalism," Ashwini Bharatkumar examines how two recent federal appellate decisions…
Robert Mikos of Vanderbilt Law School was interviewed on a recent podcast about the intersection of federal and state cannabis laws. You can listen…
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