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May 8, 2025

The VAWA and Tribal Judicial Power

Grant Christensen contends that the 2022 reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act marks the return of tribal judicial power, including authority over non-Indian…

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May 7, 2025

Texas Republicans Continue Preemption Push

Republican leaders in the Texas Legislature continue a decade-long trend of pushing legislation intended to curb local progressive measures by preempting local ordinances and…

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May 7, 2025

State Medicaid Costs Rise As Enrollment Falls

The Pew Charitable Trusts examines why state Medicaid expenses continue to rise even as enrollment has declined. Read more here.

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May 6, 2025

Expansion of Federal Policing Powers Questioned

In an op-ed, Anita Chabria criticizes the Trump administration's approach to sanctuary jurisdictions and other issues, contending that "at the nexus of these efforts…

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May 6, 2025

Counties React to Changing Federal Policies

Alan Greenblatt has interviewed Matt Chase, executive director of the National Association of Counties, about how counties are responding to the influx of presidential…

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May 5, 2025

Federalism and Section 1983 Litigation

Norman W. Spaulding considers the state of 42 U.S.C. §1983 claims, in which individuals can sue state or local officials for violating constitutional rights, and…

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May 5, 2025

Panel on Federalism and Communication Policies

The University of Colorado Law School has uploaded a video of a panel titled "The New Federalism," focusing on the evolving role of states…

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May 2, 2025

Federalism and Securities Regulation

Jessica E. Lee writes that the overlapping -- i.e., federal and state -- nature of securities regulation in the United States is an example…

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May 2, 2025

Syrian Leadership Moves Away from Federalism

Syria's leadership has strongly rejected calls by the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces to move the nation toward a federal structure on grounds that federalism…

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May 1, 2025

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Injunction Issued

Ilya Somin examines a recent federal court injunction that blocks a Trump administration executive order that sought to deny federal funds to a number…

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May 1, 2025

Localities and a New Progressive Federalism

LiJia Gong calls for a "new progressive federalism," arguing that progressives in Democratic-led states "have long neglected the crucial role of states and localities…

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April 30, 2025

Should FEMA or the States Handle Major Disasters?

Donald F. Kettl notes that although many critics of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have argued that the agency's functions could be better handled…

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April 30, 2025

Merits of Election Security Executive Order Questioned

John H. Merrill and Trey Grayson, both former Republican state secretaries of state, write that a recent executive order issued by the Trump administration relating…

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