Legal Commentary

Federalism and the Presidential Candidates
Being a federalism nut, I naturally surf the ?08 election blogs and websites looking for signs that anyone cares about basic issues of federalism ? you know, statutory and regulatory preemption, dormant commerce clause, uniformity versus diversity of individual rights, etc...

Tanned, rested, and ready
Yesterday Mike announced his return to blogging at Crime & Federalism, where he will provide ?[d]aily commentary on criminal law, civil rights, and what?s new and outrageous in the law...

The Roberts Court, admin law, & federalism
For aficionados of federalism, all of the important battles over state power are now being fought in the arena of administrative law and regulatory preemption...

Medical Marijuana, Federalism and the Forbidden Fruit of the Constitution
In light of the DeMint bill to strip Berkeley of its federal funding, this earlier column on the hypocrisy in Congress over federalism may be of interest:

Federalism?s Values and the Value of Federalism
What is it about federal governance that makes it so attractive to economists, political philosophers, and legal scholars and is there any evidence that would suggest all this attention is warranted?

Palin & the structural protections of federalism
The blogs are abuzz with whether or not Palin ought to be regarded as sufficiently experienced to serve as VP...