The Trump administration has encouraged greater coordination between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to identify and detain undocumented immigrants. Agreements…
William Partlett writes that cooperative federalism is common in the prosecution of drug and gun-related crimes in the United States. Partlett contends that this presents…
Alex B. Brillantes Jr. reviews efforts to bring a more federal form of government to the nation, and suggests that "the federalism debate should…
Fenner F. Stewart has prepared an introduction to Canadian energy federalism for a forthcoming book on the topic. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Belachew Mekuria says it is time for greater decentralization in Ethiopia, arguing that the practice of "our federalism is hardly in sync…
This week the Supreme Court held that Virginia was within its authority to prohibit uranium mining. The court ruled that Virginia did not run…
This week, the Supreme Court upheld the double jeopardy separate-sovereigns doctrine. Mark Joseph Stern contends that Justice Ginsburg's dissent hits the mark when she…
In an op-ed, Licia Corbella writes that discontent with the federal government, particularly among western Canadians, has risen to alarming levels. Corbella points to…
The Himalayan Times reports that the World Bank has approved another credit that supports the nation's move to federalism. Read more here.
A number of local governments have argued in court filings that the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority in restricting the ability of cities…
Christoffe Jaffrelot and Sanskruthi Kalyankar explore how the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has affected center-state relations in India. Read more here.
The Trump Administration is seeking to weaken a part of the federal Clean Water Act that gives states authority to block pipelines and other…
A report from the Pew Charitable Trusts notes that many states are still struggling to recover from the Great Recession. This is manifested in…
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