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American Federalism

March 27, 2019

Would Statehood for Puerto Rico Boost Federalism?

Kyle Sammin writes that conservatives should embrace the idea of statehood for Puerto Rico on grounds that statehood would "enhance the nation’s appreciation of…

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American Federalism

March 27, 2019

Cities Face State-Imposed Barriers to Inclusive Housing

A National League of Cities review of state housing policy across the nation finds that cities face several types of barriers in implementing inclusive…

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March 27, 2019

Centralized Power Versus Federalism in India

Sabyasachi Bhattacharya provides an overview of how India's governmental structure was developed and asks whether it is time "to rethink the present mix between…

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March 26, 2019

Nepal’s Federalist Ambiguities

Thaneshwar Bhusal warns that Nepal's shift to federalism has created a rising number of political, financial, and administrative ambiguities that could lead to intergovernmental…

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March 26, 2019

Survey on the Canadian Federation

The Mowat Centre has published the results of a survey exploring how Canadians view the federation. The survey has revealed "deep divisions across the…

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American Federalism

March 26, 2019

FEMA, Deferred Maintenance, and Curtailed Federal Aid

A recent post-disaster reimbursement decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency reveals that states can no longer assume that the federal government will cover…

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March 25, 2019

Do State Disparities Threaten Indian Federalism?

Milan Vaishnav and Jamie Hintson write that democratic federalism has helped hold India together for decades. They suggest, however, that disparities between the states…

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American Federalism

March 25, 2019

States Run Afoul of Medicaid Abortion Protections

In a recent report, the federal Government Accountability Office found that fourteen states and the District of Columbia were in violation of Medicaid law…

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March 22, 2019

The Coming of Dual Federalism

Gregory Ablavsky offers an alternative view of the eighteenth-century origins of federalism, contending that federalism did not develop as a repudiation of unitary sovereignty.…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2019

Class Actions and Cooperative Federalism

Jordan Elias writes that class actions brought in federal court but based on state law can lead to confusion and disagreement about the meaning…

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American Federalism

March 21, 2019

Cooperative Federalism and Consent Procedures

Bridget A. Fabey examines the consent procedures involved when the federal government offers a grant and a state consents to it. Fabey argues that…

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March 21, 2019

Federalism and Brazil’s 1891 Constitution

José Ernesto Pimentel Filho traces how federalism was adopted by Brazil following the 1889 coup against the monarchy, including the extent to which American federalism…

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American Federalism

March 20, 2019

Supreme Court Expands Census Issue to Include Enumeration Clause Challenge

In the wake of a recent district court ruling from California that the addition of a citizenship question to the census violates the Constitution…

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