Foreign Leaders Reach Out to U.S. States and Cities
As the Trump administration reduces staff at the State Department and leaves an unprecedented number of senior positions unfilled, some nations have increased efforts to establish direct…
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As the Trump administration reduces staff at the State Department and leaves an unprecedented number of senior positions unfilled, some nations have increased efforts to establish direct…
The United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Act, may restrict the…
In 2015 the Federal Communications Commission issued its "Open Internet Order," which prevented Internet providers from blocking access to legal content, degrading Internet traffic…
This article contends that the boundaries of Spain, like those of other European nations, have been shaped mostly by conflict and conquest rather than…
A federal district court has enjoined the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding grant funds from Philadelphia for not complying with so-called sanctuary-city policies.…
States want to collect sales taxes on purchases their residents make from independent merchants on Amazon. Amazon ordinarily pays sales taxes on sales from…
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act grants states more authority over their accountability systems than the No Child Left Behind Act did. A report…
This essay argues that ideological divisions have increasingly constricted the federal government's ability to address critical areas such as education, climate change, and health insurance. A…
Judges and scholars have long turned to legislative history to better understand the Fourteenth Amendment. But the committee records, floor statements, and other documents…
The U.S. Department of Justice routinely investigates and attempts to reform the practices of local police departments. This typically involves recommending ways to revise a…
Robert M. Maxon has published Majimbo in Kenya’s Past: Federalism in the 1940s and 1950s. (Amherst, NY: Cambria, 2017). The book examines the federalism aspirations…
The Trump administration has told state health officials that the federal government will become receptive to work requirements as part of a conservative effort…
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