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February 27, 2024

Federal Indian Law and Federal Sovereignty

Matthew L.M. Fletcher writes that many litigants in tribal courts struggle to obtain justice because of federal government sovereignty defenses. Read more here.

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February 27, 2024

More Support in Conservative States for Medicaid Expansion

Daniel Chang and Andy Miller report that many conservative Southern lawmakers are rethinking their opposition to Medicaid expansion (password required). Read more here.

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February 26, 2024

Federalism for Myanmar?

In an op-ed, Keith B. Richburg contends that the civil war in Myanmar is at a turning point, and that the Biden administration should…

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February 26, 2024

Federalism and Habeas Corpus

Rick Eberstadt writes that Alabama v. Williams is "a federalism case to watch" because, if the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear it, the high court…

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February 23, 2024

More Local Control in South Africa?

In an op-ed, Martin Van Staden contends that South Africa's municipalities would benefit from less control by the national government. Read more here.

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February 23, 2024

Disability Precedents and New Federalism

Katie R. Eyer and Karen Tani argue that disability-rights rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court have underpinned much of the "new federalism" movement of the…

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February 22, 2024

A Call for Federalism in Wales

Dai Morgan writes that federalism should remain a viable option for Wales and that the region should gain more control over public spending and…

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February 22, 2024

How Have State Reforms Affected America’s Pandemic Preparedness?

A group of scholars contend that state legal reforms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have weakened the nation's ability to combat future pandemics.…

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February 21, 2024

Cannabis and the Second Amendment

Robert L. Greenberg explores whether individuals who use cannabis legally under state law can be stripped of their Second Amendment rights under federal law.…

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February 21, 2024

Federalism and Language

Sean Mueller and Pirmin Bundi consider how language is associated with different political attitudes in federal nations. Read more here.

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February 20, 2024

NCSL Podcast on Federalism

The National Conference of State Legislature's "Our American States" podcast series recently released an episode titled "Exploring Federalism." You can listen to the podcast…

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February 20, 2024

Book on Progressive Federalism

Sean Beienburg has written Progressive States' Rights: The Forgotten History of Federalism (Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of Kansas, 2024). Beienburg contends that, in the years before…

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February 15, 2024

Does India “Need More Federalism”?

In an op-ed, Mohamed Zeeshan argues that a nation as vast and diverse as India should avoid moves toward centralization, which he contends would…

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