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American Federalism

February 3, 2023

State and Local Participation in the 2020 Census

Philip Rocco analyzes the sources of variation in state and local investment in the 2020 census and why those variances occurred. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 3, 2023

State Sovereignty and Missouri’s Second Amendment Law

Evan Matthew Gelobter considers whether Missouri's "Second Amendment Preservation Act" aligns with the system of government intended by the Framers of the U.S. Constitution. Read…

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American Federalism

February 2, 2023

CRS Releases Report on Federalism-Based Limits of Congress’s Power

The Congressional Research Service has recently updated a report on federalism-based limitations on congressional power. Read more here.

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February 2, 2023

Analysis of Whether Brazil Is a Unitary or Federal Nation

Julio Homem de Siqueira traces the history of the Brazilian state and contends that the nation "was never truly federalist, but unitarian." Read more…

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American Federalism

February 1, 2023

Is California’s Electric-Car Requirement the Antithesis of Federalism?

Steven G. Bradbury contends that California's requirement that all new cars in the state must be powered by electricity by 2035 "is the antithesis…

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February 1, 2023

The Role of Treaties in Canadian Indigenous Law

Gina Starblanket explores the relationship between the Canadian Constitution, treaties with indigenous peoples, and provincial authority in regard to the sale of indigenous lands.…

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American Federalism

January 31, 2023

Book on Teaching Federalism

CSF Fellows John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone have edited Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches (Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar, 2023). The book, part of the publisher's "Elgar Guides…

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January 31, 2023

British Government Overrules Scotland’s Parliament over Transgender Issue

For the first time since England devolved some power to Scotland by allowing the region's parliament to reopen in 1998, the British government has…

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January 27, 2023

Publius: The Journal of Federalism Editor Search

Publius: The Journal of Federalism is undertaking a search for a new editor. Find more information here.

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American Federalism

January 27, 2023

Federal Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills

An abortion-pill manufacturer has filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that state bans of the pills should be struck down because the federal…

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American Federalism

January 27, 2023

Call for Local Prosecutors to Push Back Against Federal Immigration Policies

In an op-ed, George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky call for local district attorneys to "prevent their local criminal legal systems from becoming a tool…

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January 26, 2023

Podcast About Canadian Infrastructure Funding

A new episode of The Policy Options Podcast looks at how the structural characteristics of federalism affect Canada’s economic development and infrastructure. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 26, 2023

Second Federal Court Strikes Down ARPA Tax Cut Bar

Ilya Somin explores a recent Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision declaring that states that accepted American Rescue Plan Act funds should not…

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