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.
Joshua M. Divine writes that in most areas of the law, federal and state law influence each other in a sort of "dynamic incorporation." In…
Kai Gehring contends that both exit strategies and integration can be sources of support for the European Union. Read more here.
Ted Brook previews the arguments in the upcoming Supreme Court case about the new national greenhouse gases law that has sparked legal challenges by…
Soumya Bhowmick explores whether competitive federalism and cooperative federalism can function as complementary ideas. Read more here.
In a blog post, Seth Jaffe examines the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to regulating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in water. He observes that a…
In an op-ed, Patrick S. Roberts suggests that although how a president responds to a disease outbreak is important, it is state and local…
President Trump has announced that, in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision in the administration's favor, the federal government will begin…
Ilya Somin criticizes a "surprising decision" by a federal appeals court that allows the Trump administration to impose immigration-enforcement conditions on federal grants to…
Looser federal regulation of hemp has led many farmers to grow the crop. But some have encountered difficulty in transporting hemp through states that…
Aaron Nielson and Christopher J. Walker contend that qualified immunity's defenders and critics have both failed to consider the federalism dimensions of this type…
Divergent federal and state marijuana policies have led to many cash-only businesses, a situation that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says has sparked concerns at…
Justin Ling writes that the Supreme Court "will have its work cut out for it" in reviewing the constitutionality of the nation's carbon-pricing plan.…
Donald F. Kettl has authored The Divided States of America: Why Federalism Doesn't Work (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press, 2020). Kettl writes that although federalism was…
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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.
Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.
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