More New York Villages Consider Dissolving
An increasing number of New Yorkers who live in the state's villages are responding to 2010's New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act by…
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.
An increasing number of New Yorkers who live in the state's villages are responding to 2010's New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act by…
In an interview, the CEO of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association contends that states need more federal support for roads and infrastructure. Read more…
A group of scholars have studied six Canadian universities and compared how the federal and provincial governments differ in their approaches to university policies…
Ilya Somin applauds the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Knick v. Township of Scott, which supports easier access to federal courts for property owners challenging…
Darien Shanske writes that, in the wake of the 2017 tax law, states "do not need to conform to federal tax law and can…
The Institute for Comparative Federalism at Eurac Research is accepting applications for its federalism scholar in residence program. Applications are due July 1. Read more…
The Trump administration has encouraged greater coordination between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to identify and detain undocumented immigrants. Agreements…
William Partlett writes that cooperative federalism is common in the prosecution of drug and gun-related crimes in the United States. Partlett contends that this presents…
Alex B. Brillantes Jr. reviews efforts to bring a more federal form of government to the nation, and suggests that "the federalism debate should…
Fenner F. Stewart has prepared an introduction to Canadian energy federalism for a forthcoming book on the topic. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Belachew Mekuria says it is time for greater decentralization in Ethiopia, arguing that the practice of "our federalism is hardly in sync…
This week the Supreme Court held that Virginia was within its authority to prohibit uranium mining. The court ruled that Virginia did not run…
This week, the Supreme Court upheld the double jeopardy separate-sovereigns doctrine. Mark Joseph Stern contends that Justice Ginsburg's dissent hits the mark when she…
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