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Federal Court Rejects Minnesota Law on Religious Freedom Grounds

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected efforts by Minnesota to compel professional storytellers, whose clients hire them to produce short documentaries, to…

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Blackbeard’s Wreckage Leads to State Sovereign Immunity Fight

A photographer who holds the exclusive right to film the salvage effort of a wreck off the North Carolina coast has sued the state,…

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Opportunity Zones Create a Windfall for Wealthy Investors

Jesse Drucker and Eric Lipton report that the Opportunity Zones program established under the 2017 federal tax law has so far proven to be…

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Federalism in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

The upcoming issue of The Journal of the Civil War Era will consist of a series of articles focused on federalism in the mid-nineteenth century. Read…

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Intergovernmental Friction During Disasters

Daniel P. Aldrich writes that friction between levels of government during disaster responses is common. Aldrich reviews disaster responses in a number of nations…

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Federalism As a Defense Against Majoritarianism

C.C. Pecknold contends that many liberals who question the legitimacy of the Electoral College are unaware that achieving this goal would risk "mob rule."…

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Taxation Redistribution in Switzerland

Domhnall O'Sullivan examines Switzerland's system of distributing money among the nation's wealthier and poorer cantons. He concludes that the system "remains a cornerstone of…

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English Nationalism and Ireland

Writing in the Belfast Telegraph, Don Anderson asks whether the time has come for federalism because "English nationalism is elevating both Scottish and Irish nationalism…

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Fiscal Equalization Systems Compared

Scott Brenton compares the operation of the fiscal equalization systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland in terms of their purpose, procedures, and performance. Read more here.

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Call for Referendum on Federalism in the Philippines

Noel K. Felongco, the lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission, has proposed that a nationwide referendum be held to speed the nation's shift to…

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Progressive Federalism and Environmental Issues

Melissa Hoffer writes that the Trump administration's weakening of greenhouse-gas regulations and other steps favoring carbon-intensive fuels jeopardizes "states’ rights to build on the…

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Progressive Federalism in the United Kingdom

J.D. Gallagher contends that progressive federalism is "a powerful idea for those who think politics should be about social justice" in the United Kingdom.…

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Indiana Implements Less Stringent Medicaid Work Requirements

Indiana has imposed work requirements on Medicaid recipients, but -- unlike some states that expelled many such recipients -- insists that only about five…

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