Center for the Study of Federalism https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/ A Nonpartisan Research Institution Dedicated to Studying and Researching the Theory and Practice of Federalism Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:43:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CSF-Icon-Color@0.5x-100x100.png Center for the Study of Federalism https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/ 32 32 Can Federalism Help America Become More United? https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/can-federalism-help-america-become-more-united/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:43:00 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11298 In an op-ed, CSF fellow Troy Smith calls for a renewal of federalism, which would include “a proper understanding of, and governing commitment to, constitutional federalism.” This, Smith suggests, “would bring...

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]]> 11298 “Persuasive Resistance” to Federal Preemption https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/persuasive-resistance-to-federal-preemption/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:42:20 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11296 Desiree Leclercq writes that states’ “persuasive resistance” to federal policies that states do not agree with offers a better path to resist federal preemption than the more common methods of litigation...

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]]> 11296 Institutions of Executive Federalism https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/institutions-of-executive-federalism/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:48:06 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11294 Anwar Shah reviews the complex sets of intergovernmental consultation and joint decision-making involving senior policy makers and officials — so-called institutions of executive federalism — necessary for a federal nation to function. Read...

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]]> 11294 Is Republican Support for Federalism Waning? https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/is-republican-support-for-federalism-waning/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:47:29 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11292 Donald F. Kettl questions the shift in Republican support for federalism, suggesting that under President Trump the relationship between the federal government and the states is “a retreat from relations...

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]]> 11292 States Recruit Laid Off Federal Employees https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/states-recruit-laid-off-federal-employees/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:38:17 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11290 Jared Brey reports that many states that are struggling to fill job vacancies have turned to recruiting former federal workers. Read more here.

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]]> 11290 Sanctuary Jurisdiction Litigation Continues https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/sanctuary-jurisdiction-litigation-continues/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:37:44 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11288 David Nakamura explores why a number of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions are resisting the Trump administration’s efforts to compel compliance with the administration’s deportation efforts. Nakamura also updates the status of litigation...

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]]> 11288 DOGE and the Anti-Federalists https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/doge-and-the-anti-federalists/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:16:35 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11286 Michael Cuenco contends that the acts of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency echo Anti-Federalist views voiced after the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Cuenco suggests that “both factions [are] giving...

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]]> 11286 Galina Starovoitova and Russian Federalism https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/galina-starovoitova-and-russian-federalism/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:15:58 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11284 Dina Gusejnova considers how Russian federalism might have developed had Galina Starovoitova not been murdered in 1998. Gusejnova describes her writings as “the most significant statement of a federal vision...

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]]> 11284 The State of Federalism in Nepal https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/the-state-of-federalism-in-nepal/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:52:49 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11282 Nahakul K.C. examines the political economy of federalism in Nepal, including the state of the nation’s intergovernmental relations, political stability, and stakeholder interests. Read more here.

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]]> 11282 Federalism As a Tool to Curb “Federal Overreach”? https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/federalism-as-a-tool-to-curb-federal-overreach/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:52:10 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11280 Jennifer Butler suggests that the Trump administration should “lean on federalism” to cut back on “federal overreach” (password required). Read more here.

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]]> 11280 The States As Counterweight to Unified Government https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/the-states-as-counterweight-to-unified-government/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:58:40 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11278 Jared Sonnicksen writes that the states could act as “potentially robust safeguards” to Republican dominance at the federal level. He notes that “states’ autonomy and their horizontal relations have [also]...

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]]> 11278 Interview About “Disability Federalism” Article https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/interview-about-disability-federalism-article/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:58:03 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11276 The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has interviewed Karen Tani about her (and co-author Katie Eyer’s) recent article “Disability Federalism,” in which the authors argue that disability-related cases have...

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]]> 11276 New Challenges for State Health Departments https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/library/news/new-challenges-for-state-health-departments/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:41:40 +0000 https://avalaunchsites.com/federalism/?p=11270 Michelle M. Mello and Jamie Wang write that although “the constitutional system of federalism in the US gives states significant power to act to promote public health and safety,” state health...

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