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States' Victory Against Preemption - FDA Approval Does not Block State Tort...
In a much anticipated decision, Wyeth v. Levine, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision upheld states' right to hold the drug industry accountable for not adequately warning consumers and prescribers of...
View ArticleUS: Report raises doubts state lawmakers can bypass governors
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Their Secessionist "States Rights" versus Our Collaborative Federalism
There have recently been a wave of rightwing resolutions asserting "state sovereignty," with Governor Rick Perry even evoking Civil War-era rhetoric about Texas having the right to secede from the...
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The Supreme Court and the States 2008-2009: Trend Defending State Authority...
Whether out of circumstance or an emerging trend, where state authority was at issue, this term the U.S. Supreme Court overwhelmingly deferred to state decisionmakers-- a significant reveral from last...
View ArticleUS: New Obama Policy May Restrict Federal Power and Boost State, Local Authority
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Tuesday's Lesson: Bold State Leadership Needed More than Ever
Gridlock. Slow fulfillment of promises of change in D.C. A health care bill so compromised that even supporters are unhappy with many details. Frustration with D.C. seemed to be the clearest...
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Debating Federalism: Conservative False History and Hypocrisy vs. Progressive...
Conservative state leaders have promoted legislation in states across the country claiming that the health care reform law is an unconstitutional overreach of federal power. While just a handful of...
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Supreme Court 2009-2010: Pro-Corporate, But Continued Trend Towards Deferral...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ended its term with a bang with a ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicagothat state gun control regulations can be struck down by federal courts based on the Second...
View ArticleUS: $300B White House jobs package to include some direct aid to states
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View ArticleUS: Poll shows 70% of independents support aid to states to save jobs of...
Source Link: US: Poll shows 70% of independents support aid to states to save jobs of teachers, firefighters, police
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State Economies Stand to Gain from American Jobs Act
“It's a no-brainer: Congress should pass the bill. Now.” That’s how California Gov. Jerry Brown characterized the decision facing Congress on whether to pass President Obama’s $447 billion American...
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After Big Election Day Wins, State Legislators Meet to Plan Policies for the...
Progressives scored major victories at the ballot box this month as voters from every corner of the nation loudly and decisively rejected the overreach of right-wing legislatures and governors in 2011...
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Dangerous Corporate Lawsuit Could Result in Chilling Effect on State...
A federal court case arising out of Vermont could have dramatic implications for state sovereignty and the ability of legislatures to regulate corporate activities within their borders. Nine states...
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