A recent blog post by the National Constitution Center describes the implications that the 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision Printz v. United States had for federalism…
David L. Leal suggests that conservatives should think carefully before attacking so-called sanctuary jurisdictions because "a successful federal attack on sanctuary legislation could lead to…
G. Bizioli examines the conflict that can arise between supranational economic freedoms within the European Union and domestic tax systems (password required). Read more here.
James M. Brasfield has reviewed Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism, by Frank J. Thompson, Kenneth K. Wong, and Barry G. Rabe. Read more here.
Katherine Florey examines civil remedies that anti-abortion groups are turning to curb abortions performed in other states, something she predicts will lead to "substantial…
Xun Cao and Mingqin Wu explore how the centralization of environmental regulations affects air pollution in China. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Sanford Levinson explores the status of federalism in the United States, as defined recently by the U.S. Supreme Court. Levinson suggests…
Gautam Bhatia examines how asymmetric federalism and constitutional pluralism disperse power under the Indian Constitution. Read more here.
Patrick G. Welsh and Martin Ignasiak discuss a recent Alberta Court of Appeal advisory opinion that Canada's Impact Assessment Act should be held unconstitutional…
Danielle Stokes writes that the system of federalism in the United States needlessly complicates the siting of utility-scale renewable energy facilities by giving much…
Elisabeth Alber explores the role that disparate languages can play in a federation such as Italy. Read more here.
Ran Hirschl considers how constitutional design could help address the urban/rural divide, including "rethinking elements of equalization and fiscal federalism more generally." Read more…
Piyush Kumar Choubey analyzes how India's Panchayat Extension of the Scheduled Areas Act of 1996 has affected traditionally self-governing tribes in the state of Jharkhand. Read more here.
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