The Second Amendment and State Constitutional Law
Martha F. Davis suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court's Second Amendment analysis in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen poses federalism challenges as…
Martha F. Davis suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court's Second Amendment analysis in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen poses federalism challenges as…
Donald F. Kettl explores why governors who become U.S. presidents do not always bring about state-friendly policies. Read more here.
Anthony B. Derron argues that many significant examples of federal legislation, such as the Clean Water Act, are diminished because implementation at the state and local…
The Indian Express reports that leadership in a number of states in India have called for an alliance to push back against what they contend is…
Thomas Horsley writes that the United Kingdom's Product Regulation and Metrology Bill departs from recent efforts to devolve the regulation of domestic trade to…
Montana was the first U.S. state to ban TikTok. Wei Luo analyzes Montana's action through a lens of assessing the federalism limitations of the state's…
Jörg Broschek calls for a new industrial policy for Canada that does not rely on "sugar daddy federalism" -- funding from the federal government…
Jared Brey examines how states have used the surplus funds that many states had in the years of, and following, the Covid pandemic. Read more…
Writing an "explainer" in The Dispatch, Reilly Stephens describes American federalism and outlines why the concept continues to "roil our politics and occupy our courts."…
Vincent Chakunda and Gram Matenga examine the efficacy of regional governments in Zimbabwe in promoting socio-economic and political transformation. Read more here.
The Daily Utah Chronicle reports on a University of Utah event featuring U.S. Representative Celeste Maloy discussing federalism and the federal government's influence in state and…
Johanna Schnabel and Antonios Souris compare affordable housing policy in a number of federal nations. Read more here.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law have launched a training…
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