Lekha S. Chakraborty outlines the many developments that are changing the nature of the nation's fiscal federalism. Read more here.
This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal from Louisiana that challenges earlier Supreme Court precedent upholding the states' authority to…
In the years following the 1981 assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan, five states abolished insanity as a defense to a murder charge. A…
Amitabh Kant writes that competitive and cooperative federalism are the secrets to the nation's success. Kant contends that the two types of federalism are…
A federal district court has ruled that President Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns to the state of New York. Enforcement of…
In an op-ed, George Skelton argues that although Donald Trump faces impeachment-related challenges in Washington, he is having success in some of his fights…
Rick Hills contends that the Democratic Party should not back new federal gun laws because doing so would be self-defeating. Hills suggests a program…
In a plan recently submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Tennessee is seeking to become the first state to pursue a…
In considering the New Democratic Party's platform, an op-ed in The Globe and Mail compares governing the nation to a game of Jenga in which "Newton's third…
The Dickinson Law Review at Pennsylvania State University will present "Crisis of Authority: The Effects of Federalism on Opioid Policy," on November 8. Read more here.
A federal district court in Philadelphia has rejected a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit aimed at halting the opening of a site where people can inject…
Writing in National Review, Robert Verbruggen suggests that a bill that would allow federally regulated banks to legally work with the cannabis industry in states…
A federal district court has ruled that the 2017 tax law did not unconstitutionally penalize Democratic-leaning states when it imposed a cap on the…
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