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American Federalism

November 10, 2022

Federalism and Majority Winners in Congressional Elections

Edward B. Foley contends that Congress should pass a law requiring that congressional candidates must win with a majority of votes to be seated.…

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Books

November 9, 2022

Book on Federalism in the Middle East and North Africa

Aslı Ü. Bâli and Omar M. Dajani have edited Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022).…

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American Federalism

November 9, 2022

The Historical Record and the Independent State Legislature Theory

Rosemarie Zagarri examines the historical evidence relating to the Independent State Legislature Theory and contends that the U.S. Constitution "was meant to curb state legislative…

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American Federalism

November 8, 2022

Medicaid Rights Case to Be Heard by Supreme Court

A case set for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8 could curtail Medicaid patients' ability to hold state providers accountable for…

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American Federalism

November 8, 2022

ICWA to Be Reviewed by Supreme Court

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could mark the end of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which some observers believe could undermine tribal…

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News

November 7, 2022

Trends in State and Local Fiscal Rules

As part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation's working papers series on fiscal federalism, Pietrangelo de Biase and Sean Dougherty analyze subnational fiscal rules.…

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American Federalism

November 7, 2022

Federal Pandemic Aid to States Tops $800 Billion

Rebecca Thiess examines the more than $800 billion that the federal government has sent to states for pandemic-related issues. Read more here.

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Books

November 4, 2022

“Global Democracy” Book Announced

Democracy Without Borders has announced Global Democracy: The Key to Global Justice by Oded Gilad and Dena Freeman. The book includes discussions of the role…

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News

November 4, 2022

Does Nepal Need Provinces?

Nishan Khatiwada explores whether Nepal needs provinces. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 3, 2022

Spatial and Demographic Shifts in American Federalism

Amit Gupta contends that although power in the United States may tend to remain in the hands of older, more conservative voters in rural areas,…

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American Federalism

November 3, 2022

FDA Preemption of Abortion-Related State Laws

Peter Grossi and Daphne O'Connor explore the possibility of Food and Drug Administration preemption of state laws banning the use of FDA-approved abortion drugs.…

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News

November 2, 2022

A “Creeping Constitutional Crisis” in Canada?

Tanzim Rashid writes that recent laws passed by the provinces of Alberta and Quebec have "reignited old, unsettled frictions" about the proper division of…

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November 2, 2022

Call for Papers

The Athens Institute for Education and Research has issued a call for papers for its annual conference. The session at which papers will be presented…

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