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.
Vianney Sebayiga explores how types of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms could help resolve intergovernmental disputes in Kenya. Read more here.
Merijn Chamon and Nathan de Arriba-Sellier consider the recent FBF ruling of the European Union Court of Justice, in which a French bank, Fédération Bancaire Française,…
Alan Fenna, Sébastien Jodoin, and Joana Setzer have edited Climate Governance and Federalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023). The book explores whether federations tend to help…
A group of scholars have written Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2023). The…
On May 3, the New York City Bar Association will host a webinar titled, "New Frontiers in Federalism - Session 1: The Changing Tides of…
Orly Mazur and Adam B. Thimmesch write that the digital economy is changing faster than the law can respond, leading to particular challenges in…
Gregory Ablavsky criticizes the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma decision and writes that the voluminous body of Indian law makes it difficult for Supreme Court…
L. Joe Dunman traces the history of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the many similar state statutes that followed in the wake…
Muhammad Ali Siddiqi reviews the revised and enlarged second edition of Mehrunnisa Ali's Politics of Federalism in Pakistan. Read more here.
A number of states have passed right of first refusal (ROFR) laws for in-state utility companies that own electric transmission lines, something that critics…
Jan Erk has reviewed Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches, by CSF fellows John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone. Read more here.
Everyone knows the indictment of former Republican president, Donald J. Trump, is unprecedented. But what unprecedented facets of federalism underlie the indictment? The case sheds light on federalism as a key facet of American governance.
Rosa Hayes suggests that the equal sovereignty doctrine developed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder can be used to achieve progressive, rather…
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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.
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