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Special Status and Federalism in Cameroon

Elvis Williams Mbwoge examines the 2019 Special Status that was conferred on two regions of Cameroon in the wake of the Anglophone Crisis, which erupted…

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Jammu and Kashmir Ruling Analyzed

India revoked the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. This action was affirmed by the nation's highest court in 2023. Umair Afzal…

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Catalan President Allowed to Return to Spain

Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can return to Spain nearly ten years after going into self-imposed…

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Status of Canadian Secession Movements

Ilya Somin offers an update on the secession movements in Alberta and Quebec. Read more here.

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Interview About Federalism Rankings

In an interview, Steve Johnson of the State Policy Network's Center for Practical Federalism discusses that group's "Federalism Scorecard," including why a state's stronger…

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Congress and Article IV Authority

Matthew Cooke writes that in recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has exhibited increasing skepticism of both congressional action that could impinge on the…

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Should the States Sue for a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment?

Steve H. Hanke and David M. Walker argue that states have standing to bring legal action to force Congress to move forward on an…

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Alberta Independence Referendum Rejected

Voters in Alberta have soundly rejected a referendum proposal to leave Canada (password required). Read more here.

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Group Calls for Fiscal Federalism Changes in Pakistan

A group of scholars have written a report for the World Bank titled "Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan." The writers contend that broad reforms to…

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Population Health and “Newest Federalism”

Jennifer Karas Montez and Jacob M. Grumbach write that recent developments in American federalism, which they term "Newest Federalism," have led to "profound, and…

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Are any Regions of the United Kingdom Likely to Break Away?

Eoghan Kelly notes that three of the United Kingdom's four nations are led by parties that advocate leaving the UK. Kelly examines which are…

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Federal Deregulation and State Climate Tort Lawsuits

Rachel Rothschild offers a "historical corrective" to contentions that state common law cannot be used in litigation about multistate environmental threats. Read more here.

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AI Federalism

Catherine Powell explores whether and how artificial intelligence could pose a threat to democratic self-governance. She writes that "AI federalism" could offer a way…

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