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July 24, 2024

Does Devolution Align with the Labor Party’s Goals?

Richard Johnson contends that, despite the Labor Party's support for devolution, the process of decentralizing power in the United Kingdom might not always align…

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July 23, 2024

State Officers and Enforcement of Federal Law

Charlie Nugent explores the constitutionality of state officials enforcing federal law. Read more here.

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July 23, 2024

Nigerian Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Local Autonomy

Kehinde Yusuf praises a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in affirming the power of the federal government to directly allocate funds…

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July 22, 2024

State Standing in Federal Courts

Joshua Perry contends that the trend of state-initiated public law litigation in federal courts designed to direct the course of national policy via the…

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July 22, 2024

History and Federal and Local Immigration Policies

Jacob Hamburger reviews the history of immigration in the United States and suggests that this "largely forgotten" history could offer insights for "cooperative interventions to align federal…

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July 19, 2024

Interview with Biden Administration’s Intergovernmental Affairs Director

Governing magazine has posted an interview with Tom Perez about the administration's efforts to work with states and localities. Read more here.

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July 19, 2024

The “Demise of Federalism” in Iraq?

Marina Ottaway of the Wilson Center writes that federalism in Iraq -- a key aspect of U.S. involvement there -- has been eroding for…

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July 18, 2024

The States and Election Subversion

Richard L. Hasen considers the role that states play in ensuring the security of elections in the United States. Read more here.

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July 18, 2024

State Compliance with U.S. Supreme Court LGBTQ Decisions

Jordan Carr Peterson analyzes state responses to -- specifically, their compliance with -- two U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning LGBTQ issues. Read more here.

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July 17, 2024

The Awarding of Grants and Hometown Bias in Flanders

Carine Smolders and Benjamim Descamps explore whether localities where national ministers are from enjoy a "hometown bias" in the awarding of grants. Read more…

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July 17, 2024

Modifying Justiciability in Election Litigation

Vikram D. Amar argues that justiciability doctrines (e.g., mootness, standing, and so on) should be modified in federal election litigation to lessen the potentially…

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July 16, 2024

Municipal Constitutionalism in Canada

James Collie writes that, although Canada's provinces have "absolute power" over cities, a number of scholars have called for constitutional status for cities. Collie explores…

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July 16, 2024

A Federal Sales Tax on Marijuana?

Doron Narotzki and Tamir Shanan call for the implementation of a federal sales tax on marijuana, which they contend would "streamline the legal framework surrounding marijuana…

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