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January 15, 2019

Should the States Run Airport Security?

Kevin D. Williamson suggests that the federal-government shutdown illustrates that the states are better positioned to handle airport security than the federal Transportation Security…

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American Federalism

January 15, 2019

Courts Block Contraceptive-Coverage Rules

This week, two federal district courts have issued injunctions barring the federal government from implementing rules that would have allowed employers to circumvent the…

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American Federalism

January 14, 2019

Review of Federal Environmental Regulations and the States

Kristin Hildreth of the National Conference of State Legislatures has posted a two-part blog reviewing 2018 federal environmental regulatory actions that could affect the…

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American Federalism

January 14, 2019

Will Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Lead to Judicial Overreach?

James W. Lucas writes in the National Review that the Supreme Court's recent decision to review two partisan gerrymandering cases poses the threat of a judicial…

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January 14, 2019

Call for Change from Ethnic to Territorial Federalism in Ethiopia

Mahmood Mamdani writes that Ethiopia's president, Abiy Ahmed, has carried out an impressive array of reforms since taking office last year, but his policies…

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American Federalism

January 11, 2019

Justice Brandeis, Erie, and Intellectual-Property Federalism

Joseph Scott Miller considers Justice Louis Brandeis's intellectual-property dissent in International News Service v. Associate Press together with his "earthquake opinion" in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins. Read more…

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American Federalism

January 11, 2019

New Study of How Funds Move Between the Federal Government and the States

The Rockefeller Institute of Government has released its second annual study of the distribution of federal budget receipts and expenditures across the nation. The report…

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January 10, 2019

Session on Somalian Federalism

Next week, University College London will host Nuradin Dirie, Special Adviser to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Somalia, at…

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American Federalism

January 10, 2019

Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt Previewed

In an "argument preview," Richard M. Re writes for SCOTUSblog that Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt -- a case about to make its…

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January 9, 2019

Federalism Writing Competition Announced

Canada's McGill University has announced that the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism is returning for its second year. The goal of the competition is…

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American Federalism

January 9, 2019

Will Partisan Gerrymandering Appeals Lead to More Gerrymandering?

Richard L. Hasen writes that the Supreme Court's recent decision to accept two partisan gerrymandering appeals could end up making gerrymandering worse. Read more here.

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January 8, 2019

Can Federalism Save Spain?

Dayna Santana writes that support for Catalan nationalism continues to threaten Spain. She contends that the nation should embrace federalism "in order to save…

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American Federalism

January 8, 2019

Partisan Gerrymandering Issue Returns to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently accepted two partisan gerrymandering appeals stemming from Maryland and North Carolina. Read more here.

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