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Bill to Restore SALT Deduction Filed

Two members of Congress from New York have filed a bill to restore the state-and-local tax deduction that was capped by the 2017 tax…

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Federalism in Divided Societies

Australian National University's Federal Law Review has issued a collection of articles focused on federalism in "deeply divided societies" such as Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Malaysia. Read…

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Census Litigation Round Up

The Brennan Center for Justice has published a series of case summaries of recently filed lawsuits challenging the Commerce Department's decision to add a citizenship question…

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Local Climate-Change Efforts and Foreign Affairs Environmental Federalism

In an introduction to an article collection about climate-change localism, James E. Salzman writes that the federal government should take the lead in a…

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Federalism in Divided Societies

Australian National University's Federal Law Review has issued a collection of articles focused on federalism in "deeply divided societies" such as Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Malaysia. Read…

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American Federalism

Census Litigation Round Up

The Brennan Center for Justice has published a series of case summaries of recently filed lawsuits challenging the Commerce Department's decision to add a citizenship question…

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American Federalism

Local Climate-Change Efforts and Foreign Affairs Environmental Federalism

In an introduction to an article collection about climate-change localism, James E. Salzman writes that the federal government should take the lead in a…

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American Federalism

How Will States Be Affected by the Federal Shutdown?

Liz Farmer examines the ways that the federal shutdown could affect states and localities. Read more here.

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A Federalism-Based Avoidance Canon for Erie Cases

Joshue Zoffer proposes a federalism-based avoidance canon of construction to help courts identify and deal consistently with conflicts between the Federal Rules of Civil…

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Environmental Federalism and State-Level Protections

Denise Grab and Michael A. Livermore contend that the Trump administration's effort to weaken federal environmental protections will likely undermine state environmental policymaking. Read more…

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Federalism and Health Care in Nepal

A group of scholars write that Nepal's shift to federalism offers several opportunities for the national healthcare system. The authors trace how the system…

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American Federalism

Will Federal Criminal Reform Lead to Widespread Reform?

Jaweed Kaleem applauds the recently passed federal First Step Act, but argues that its impact will be minimal because most crimes are prosecuted at…

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Overview of the Philippines Federalism Campaign

Azer Parrocha reviews the progress of the push for federalism begun by President Rodrigo Duterte and the efforts of the Inter-Agency Task Force on…

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