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“Standing Up to the Feds: State Challenges to Federal Authority”

The Center for the Study of Federalism co-sponsored a panel entitled “Standing Up to the Feds: State Challenges to Federal Authority” at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. CSF Fellow Troy Smith served as the Chair and Discussant.

The following papers were presented:

“The States’ Rights Legislation Against the Affordable Care Act: A Taxonomy,” by Ilaria Di Gioia, Birmingham City University, UK

“Who is Leading the Charge? Nullification Legislation in the American States,” by Andrew Karch, University of Minnesota, Adam Olson, University of Minnesota, and Timothy Herbert Callaghan, Texas A&M University

“Methods and Patterns of Subnational Contestation in Federal States” by James A. Gardner, University of Buffalo School of Law

“Is There Coercion in Local Emergency Management Policy Implementation?” by Sean Hildebrand, Ball State University