Safe Injection Site Held to Violate Federal Law
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down, under federal law, a plan to open the nation's first safe-injection site in Philadelphia.…
The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down, under federal law, a plan to open the nation's first safe-injection site in Philadelphia.…
Kayode Taiwo examines the effect that unconditional intergovernmental transfers have on the revenue generation efforts of subnational governments in Nigeria. Read more here.
Robert A. Schapiro contends that American federalism undermines the social and economic equality of the people of the United States. Schapiro notes that among…
Livio Di Matteo considers whether Canada's "disjointed, confused and slow response" to the coronavirus pandemic resulted at least in part from the nation's federal…
In a blog post, Pratheepan Gulasekaram offers commentary as part of a symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez's 2020 book, The President and Immigration Law. Gulasekaram argues that…
Katherine Fierlbeck writes that although a formal system of European-wide healthcare does not exist, her research of efforts toward that goal "offers both cautions…
Alan Greenblatt writes that states and localities will likely receive more federal aid after Democrats take control of the presidency and Congress. Read more…
Colin Foard and Madalyn Bryant explore whether insurance, rather than federal relief funds, should be used to repair damaged state and local property. Read…
In an op-ed, William A. Galston considers the advantages and disadvantages of federalism in the context of recent elections and the pace of the…
Steve Vladeck contends that recent objections by Republican leaders to the validity of presidential electors calls their often-asserted fidelity to federalism into question. Read…
In an interview, David French asserts that the divisions in the nation could best be dealt with by "doubling down" on federalism and giving…
Kenneth Wong reviews how the Obama and Trump presidencies have exercised presidential power in America's decentralized education-policymaking structure. Read more here.
Joshua Holzer contends that states should take the lead in reforming the Electoral College. Read more here.
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