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May 25, 2018

Challenges to Multinational Federalism in India

Katherine Adeney and Harihar Bhattacharyya write that India's multinational federation continues to experience challenges stemming from coalition politics and the process of economic liberalization.…

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May 24, 2018

An Introduction to Decentralization and Development

Shitong Qiao and Richard Epstein present papers stemming from a conference at the University of Hong Kong concerning decentralization and development. They express the hope that the…

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American Federalism

May 24, 2018

Seventh Circuit Rules on Sanctuary Law

In this op-ed, Noah M. Horwitz writes that a recent Seventh Circuit decision limiting the federal government's ability to compel sanctuary jurisdictions to cooperate…

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American Federalism

May 23, 2018

New Intergovernmental Commission Under Consideration

The U.S. House Speaker's Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs is considering reviving a version of the defunct Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). Task…

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May 23, 2018

Sports Betting Opinion and Marijuana Regulation

Scott Bomboy considers the possible effects that the Supreme Court's recent sports betting ruling might have on marijuana laws. Read more here.

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American Federalism

May 23, 2018

Supreme Court Precedent and California’s Sanctuary Laws

In this commentary, Damon Root points to the Supreme Court's 1997 ruling Printz v. United States to support his argument that California's immigrant sanctuary…

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May 22, 2018

Obstacles to Pan-European Federalism

Hector Niehues-Jeuffroy writes that the path to pan-European federalism is blocked by those who claim to be federalists but actually follow a centralist approach.…

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May 22, 2018

Spain Retains Direct Control of Catalonia

Catalonia's assembly has chosen a new leader, an action that was expected to bring about the end of Spain's direct control of the region.…

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May 21, 2018

Federalism’s Expanding Presence in Canadian Politics

In this op-ed, Eric M. Adams writes that federalism has returned to the center of Canadian constitutional politics, in the form of environmental issues…

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American Federalism

May 21, 2018

Automakers Urge Inclusion of California in Emissions Talks

In response to the Trump administration's plans to weaken auto-emissions standards, automakers have asked the administration to include California in auto-emissions talks. Automakers are…

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American Federalism

May 18, 2018

Is State-Level Administrative Resistance to Federal Action Stronger in the South?

Nicholas G. Napolio and Jordan Carr Peterson explore state agency resistance to federal government action in the American South. They contend that sectional tensions make…

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American Federalism

May 18, 2018

Separation of Powers and Immigration Policy

Robert Anthony McReynolds writes that, under the constitutional separation of powers, the federal government should not be allowed to coerce (as by withholding federal…

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American Federalism

May 18, 2018

Should Assaulting a Police Officer Be a Federal Crime?

Congress is considering making the assault of a police officer a federal crime. Ilya Somin argues that the bill is both unnecessary and poses a…

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