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Federalism Library

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.

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American Federalism

January 18, 2019

“Exemption Federalism”

Peter Beck suggests that the exemption of small-scale producers from national regulation "looks surprisingly like federalism" because such producers end up being subject only…

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American Federalism

January 17, 2019

Call for a Return to “Robust Federalism”

John Yoo and James C. Phillips discuss how the "Federalism Revolution" of the Rehnquist Court affected federalism jurisprudence. They suggest that a return to…

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News

January 17, 2019

Developing Sound Fiscal Relations Between Governmental Levels

Robin Broadway and Luc Eyraud examine how decentralized nations can develop sound fiscal relations between the central government and lower levels. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 16, 2019

Court Bars Plan to Add Citizenship Question to Census

A federal district court in New York has barred the Trump administration from including a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census. The administration…

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American Federalism

January 16, 2019

Supreme Court Considers Taking Appeal Stemming from State Fuel Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Trump administration for its views on a conflict between the railroad industry and Alabama over the state's…

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News

January 15, 2019

Should the States Run Airport Security?

Kevin D. Williamson suggests that the federal-government shutdown illustrates that the states are better positioned to handle airport security than the federal Transportation Security…

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American Federalism

January 15, 2019

Courts Block Contraceptive-Coverage Rules

This week, two federal district courts have issued injunctions barring the federal government from implementing rules that would have allowed employers to circumvent the…

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American Federalism

January 14, 2019

Review of Federal Environmental Regulations and the States

Kristin Hildreth of the National Conference of State Legislatures has posted a two-part blog reviewing 2018 federal environmental regulatory actions that could affect the…

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American Federalism

January 14, 2019

Will Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Lead to Judicial Overreach?

James W. Lucas writes in the National Review that the Supreme Court's recent decision to review two partisan gerrymandering cases poses the threat of a judicial…

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News

January 14, 2019

Call for Change from Ethnic to Territorial Federalism in Ethiopia

Mahmood Mamdani writes that Ethiopia's president, Abiy Ahmed, has carried out an impressive array of reforms since taking office last year, but his policies…

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American Federalism

January 11, 2019

Justice Brandeis, Erie, and Intellectual-Property Federalism

Joseph Scott Miller considers Justice Louis Brandeis's intellectual-property dissent in International News Service v. Associate Press together with his "earthquake opinion" in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins. Read more…

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American Federalism

January 11, 2019

New Study of How Funds Move Between the Federal Government and the States

The Rockefeller Institute of Government has released its second annual study of the distribution of federal budget receipts and expenditures across the nation. The report…

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News

January 10, 2019

Session on Somalian Federalism

Next week, University College London will host Nuradin Dirie, Special Adviser to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Somalia, at…

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Federalism Matters Podcast

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.

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The Federalism Minute

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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