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The Constitutionality of Federal Infrastructure Spending

Rob Natelson contends that the original understanding of the ratifiers of the Constitution sheds light on which aspects of infrastructure are constitutionally permissible for…

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Online Sales Case Argued Before the Supreme Court

Nina Totenberg outlines the back-and-forth arguments that occurred this week in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case that might overturn decades-old precedent that bars…

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Online Sales Litigation Reviewed

Jonathan Williams and Joel Griffith review the events leading up to the Supreme Court's much-anticipated ruling regarding the constitutionality of state taxes on online-only…

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Canadian Pipeline Projects and Cooperative Federalism

Stephanie Stimpson and Peter Danner write that federal, provincial, and local approvals are typically necessary for inter-provincial crude oil pipelines. After reviewing recent disagreements…

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California and Trump Administration Disagree Over Border Mission

National Guard troops deployed along California's border with Mexico will not assist with monitoring surveillance cameras and other tasks that troops elsewhere along the…

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Adoption of Flag by Indian State Sparks Federalism Debate

In this commentary, Mathew Idiculla examines events leading to the recent unveiling of an official state flag for Karnataka. Idiculla identifies several aspects of…

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Federalism and Broadband Access

Raymond L. Gifford writes that the Federal Communication Commission's repealing of the previous administration's net neutrality rules is a welcome event. He contends that…

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Resolution of Federal-State Marijuana Conflict?

In January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of an Obama-era policy that curtailed federal marijuana prosecutions. In response, Colorado Republican senator Cory…

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Police Funding Cannot Be Tied to Immigration Help

In 2017, the Justice Department changed how it awards funds for local community policing by boosting applications from localities that agreed to help Immigration…

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Ten Years of Climate Federalism

Since 2008, the University of Michigan and Muhlenberg College have conducted the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment, a survey on attitudes toward…

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Is the SALT Cap Progressive?

Dalton Conley writes that the recent tax law's capping of the state-and-local tax deduction at $10,000 per year is -- arguably despite the intent…

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California Defends ACA in Court

California's attorney general, on behalf of a group of 16 state attorneys general, has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to…

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Colorado Hemp Industry Nullifies Federal Ban

Michael Maharrey writes that the hemp industry has flourished in Colorado despite longstanding federal opposition. He contends that the industry succeeded because Colorado simply…

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