Michael Weingartner writes that, although states have the authority to enact laws regarding congressional and presidential elections, such laws remain subject to state constitutional constraints…
Responding to Republican concerns that the federal government will direct the states how to use federal infrastructure funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told…
Erin C. Blondel reviews the overlap between federal and state criminal law and contends that "federalism explains why identifying federal crimes has proven so…
Sebastián Delgado Suárez explores how Congress and two U.S. Supreme Court decisions have "sent Puerto Rico . . . in retrograde motion." Read more…
Jonathan H. Adler considers how the rise of the administrative presidency has affected American federalism. Read more here.
John M. Golden and Thomas H. Lee offer a "federalism-grounded understanding" for understanding how the U.S. Supreme Court analyzes the constitutionality of adjudication by non-Article III federal…
Hannah Feldman contends that federal deference to states and localities -- sometimes referred to as "education federalism" -- has "severely hindered the nation’s ability to adequately…
Anne Daguerre and Tim Conlan write that the rise of what they term "fend for yourself federalism" is fragmenting the U.S. welfare system. Read…
A group of scholars explore the idea that an effective response to climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to India, and will necessitate "reimagining…
Building on research carried out by the Pew Charitable Trusts, Federalism.US considers federal pandemic spending and suggests that, "COVID-19 funding is likely to significantly…
Bilal Wahab explores the implications of a recent ruling from the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court that, Wahab contends, could threaten the nation's aspirations toward…
Daniel Cetrà has reviewed Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy by André Lecours. Read more here.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has released Fiscal Federalism 2022: Making Decentralization Work. Read more here.
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