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December 4, 2023

The Persistence of State Supremacy Arguments in American Indian Law

W. Tanner Allread contends that last year's U.S. Supreme Court opinion Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta "revives the specter of Indian Removal in the present day." Read more…

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December 4, 2023

Federalism, the Mississippi River, and Climate Change

Mark Gongloff writes that the Mississippi River suffers "chronic climate ailments" because of the failure of federal agencies, states, and tribal nations to coordinate…

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November 21, 2023

How Would a Federal Shutdown Affect States?

Justin Theal and Liz Farmer consider the impact that a federal shutdown could have on programs administered by states, as well as broader regional effects.…

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November 21, 2023

Carbon Pricing and National-Provincial Discord in Canada

Mark Winfield examines the increasing disagreement between the national government and several provinces about the nation's carbon-pricing system. Read more here.

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November 20, 2023

The King’s Speech and Devolution

The 2023 King's Speech, given at the opening of Parliament, provides an overview of the state of devolution in the United Kingdom and possible…

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November 20, 2023

Federalism and Federal Anti-Corruption Prosecutions

Daniel Richman reviews the recent Percoco v. United States U.S. Supreme Court decision in which a unanimous court, partially on federalism grounds, overturned a state official's corruption conviction.…

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November 17, 2023

The Costs of Intergovernmental Conflict in India

M. Suresh Babu considers the costs of continued, serious disputes between India's national government and the states. Read more here.

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November 17, 2023

Ethnic Federalism and Crises in Ethiopia

Taye Berhanu explores the role that Ethiopia's system of ethnic federalism has played in the nation's ongoing political challenges. Read more here.

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November 16, 2023

Provincial Defiance of the Chinese National Government

Hongzhou Zhang and Alfred M. Wu offer an example of provincial defiance -- in this case, a ban on genetically modified organisms -- against the Xi Jinping…

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November 16, 2023

Puerto Rico’s Status and the “Financial Oversight” U.S. Supreme Court Opinion

An article in the Harvard Law Review analyzes the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico U.S. Supreme Court opinion from last term, and suggests that the ruling…

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November 15, 2023

Vigilante Federalism and the War on Terror

Maryam Jamshidi suggests that the sort of private enforcement actions described in Jon Michaels and David Noll's article "Vigilante Federalism" existed long before the period…

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November 15, 2023

Federal Transportation Safety Grants Awarded

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it is awarding $82 million in grants for transportation safety to 235 localities. Read more here.

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November 14, 2023

Comparative Judicial Federalism

Jeffrey Steven Gordon writes that comparative judicial federalism is underexplored and that an "authoritative declaration of constitutional rights may vary with a country's particular…

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