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January 12, 2024

Federalism and Local Authority in Pakistan

In an op-ed, Sara Malkani contends that efforts to bolster the authority of localities does not comport with federalism, but that "the heated and persistent disagreements…

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January 12, 2024

The States and U.S. Wetlands

Alex Brown writes that, because the U.S. Supreme Court last year removed the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands, that responsibility now falls to…

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December 22, 2023

Corpus Linguistics and State Bills of Rights

James Cleith Phillips explores the use of corpus linguistics in assessing whether some state bills of rights offer more protections against search and seizure…

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December 22, 2023

State Constitutions and Federal “Rights Stagnation”

Jonathan L. Marshfield examines the role of state courts and constitutions during "periods of federal rights stagnation." Read more here.

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December 21, 2023

Bilateral Federalism and Canadian Healthcare

Tom Mcintosh writes that the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges faced by the Canadian healthcare system, but also presents opportunities for improvements in intergovernmental efforts…

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December 21, 2023

Abortion Shield Laws Analyzed

A group of scholars compare state "shield laws" -- laws designed to protect abortion patients and providers -- from seven states. Read more here. 

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December 20, 2023

Federal Supremacy and West Virginia v. EPA

Kamaile Turcan considers how the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision West Virginia v. EPA could affect federal preemption of state laws. Read more here.

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December 20, 2023

Federalism and Administrative Policy-Making

Athanasios Psygkas discusses an "ideal type" of federal-state interaction in the realm of public participation in administrative policy-making and federalism. Read more here.

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December 19, 2023

“Hourglass Federalism” Studied

Michael G. Breen and Iain Payne explore a recent shift in emphasis toward the study of localities in federal systems. Read more here.

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December 19, 2023

Congressional Authority and the Eleventh Amendment

Howard L. Zwickel and Evelyn M. Tenenbaum contend that Congress's authority to restrict states' Eleventh Amendment immunity should be strengthened. Read more here.

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December 18, 2023

Book on Canadian Fiscal Federalism

A group of scholars have edited Fiscal Federalism in Canada: Analysis, Evaluation, Prescription (Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 2023). The book's contributors offer regional, provincial, and Indigenous perspectives, as…

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December 18, 2023

An “Ominous” Ruling from the Supreme Court of India?

An editorial in The Hindu contends that the Supreme Court of India's upholding of the removal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status is "ominously anti-federal." Read…

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December 15, 2023

Interpleader and “Bounty Hunter” State Laws

Delia Parker explores whether interpleader can be invoked to challenge the validity of "bounty hunter" state statutes -- such as a recent abortion law in Texas or…

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