Federalism and the Respect for Marriage Act
Ilya Somin considers whether the Respect for Marriage Act runs afoul of federalism principles. Read more here.
Ilya Somin considers whether the Respect for Marriage Act runs afoul of federalism principles. Read more here.
Mary Janigan has reviewed The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson. Read more here.
Eugenio Salvati analyzes intergovernmental conflict that occurred in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more here.
A group of scholars contend that patterns of non-financial asset ownership are a useful but often overlooked measure of how power moves among levels of…
Kaitlin Ainsworth Caruso analyzes trends in local abortion policy and intrastate preemption in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Read more here.
The Asian Development Bank has issued a report offering suggestions for how the nation can strengthen its system of fiscal federalism. Read more here.
At least 16 states have opted out of federal pandemic-related food aid. Some state leaders cite a concern that the federal aid is contributing…
Erkmen Giray Aslim and Bilin Neyapti offer a model of the fiscal interaction between central and local governments where local governments differ in their degree of…
A group of scholars explore how corruption has changed after the nation adopted a devolved system of government. Read more here.
Jerald Sabin explores the interaction of Canadian federalism and the so-called "Freedom Convoy" that occupied Ottawa in 2022 (password required). Read more here.
Ann E. Tweedy offers suggestions for how the Restatement of the Law of American Indians could be improved in regard to off-reservation hunting and gathering rights.…
A panel on the Reason Podcast discuss federalism and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. You can listen here.
In an op-ed, Sheri Few considers the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion, West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency and suggests that it "addresses federalism" and "could be the most…
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