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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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October 14, 2024

Legal Challenge to Non-Restoration of Jammu and Kashmir Statehood Filed

A petition has been filed with India's Supreme Court objecting to the non-restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood. The petitioners argue that the non-restoration "violates…

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October 14, 2024

Provincial Responses to Covid in Canada

Anne LaChance compares how the educational systems of four Canadian provinces responded to the Covid pandemic. Read more here.

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October 11, 2024

Challenges to Judicial Federalism

James Gardner explores a number of new challenges to judicial federalism, including America's increasingly polarized and nationalized politics. Read more here.

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October 11, 2024

Federalism and the Army Clause

The Congressional Research Service examines the relationship between federalism and the U.S. Constitution's Army Clause. Read more here.

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October 10, 2024

Judicial Federalism and Moore v. Harper

Michael Weingartner writes that although federal court deference to state-court interpretations of state law is one of the "core tenets of judicial federalism," the U.S.…

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October 10, 2024

Utah Sues to Gain Control of Public Lands

Utah has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's ability to hold on to unappropriated lands indefinitely. More than 60 percent of the state's lands…

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October 9, 2024

The Roberts Court and Federal Preemption

Kamaile Turcan contends that the Roberts Court's attacks on the administrative state have resulted in a "Court-driven recalibration of the federal power structure [that] ultimately…

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October 9, 2024

Immigration Federalism Case “Sidestepped” by Supreme Court

Cori Alonso-Yoder and Tania N. Valdez write that the U.S. Supreme Court "sidestepped" an immigration federalism feud earlier this year when it did not…

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October 8, 2024

Testing Claims About the “Federalization” of Crime

Jonathan Abel examines state-court data related to the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm to explore the "federalization of crime."…

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October 8, 2024

Have South African Provincial Governments Been “Hollowed Out”?

T. Ajam writes that provincial governments in South Africa have been "hollowed out" by relocation of functions. Read more here.

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October 7, 2024

Exceptionalism and Assimilation in Federal Indian Law

Michael Doran explores the idea that federal Indian law exists at the intersection of two paradigms: exceptionalism and assimilationism. Read more here.

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October 7, 2024

Should the Crown Estates Be Devolved?

Steven Clear argues that the British government should devolve the property, rights, and interests known as the crown estate. Clear writes that doing so…

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October 4, 2024

Texas Quickly Purges Post-Pandemic Medicaid Rolls

Eleanor Klibanoff reports that in the wind-down of federal aid following the Covid-19 pandemic, Texas has led the nation in quickly purging people --…

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What is the purpose of the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF)?

The Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research and education institution dedicated to supporting and advancing scholarship and public understanding of federal theories, principles, institutions, and processes as practical means of organizing power in free societies.

Who are the Fellows at the Center for the Study of Federalism?

All of the CSF Fellows hold advanced degrees, are affiliated with academic institutions, and are scholarly experts in their fields. For more on each Fellow see CSF Fellows.

What is the purpose of the CSF website?

Most political and public issues in the United States are influenced to some extent by its federal system. Yet many do not understand that system. The CSF website seeks to foster a better understanding among the general public and scholars of federal governing systems generally and, specifically, of the federal system of government in the United States of America.

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The CSF materials are free to use for educational purposes. If published, please acknowledge CSF as the source. If you intend to use these materials for profit, please, contact the Center for the Study of Federalism for permission. Some materials on the website are not owned by CSF and permission to use those materials should be sought with those holding legal title to the material.

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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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