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Hearing The States, Anthony Johnstone May 2018

Hearing The States, Anthony Johnstone

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The 2016 Presidential and Senate elections raise the possibility that a conservative, life-tenured Supreme Court will preside for years over a politically dynamic majority. This threatens to weaken the public’s already fragile confidence in the Court. By lowering the political stakes of both national elections and its own decisions, federalism may enable the Court to defuse some of the most explosive controversies it hears. Federalism offers a second-best solution, even if neither conservatives nor liberals can impose a national political agenda. However, principled federalism arguments are tricky. They are structural, more prudential than legal or empirical. Regardless of ideology, a …


Foreword, Antonin Scalia Nov 2012

Foreword, Antonin Scalia

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Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat Oct 2012

Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat

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