Controversies in American Federalism and Public Policy

ISBN-13: 9781138036659 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 200 str.

Christopher P. Banks

Opis

This collection examines how the constitutional politics of federalism affects governments and citizens from a public policy standpoint. It addresses the impact that Supreme Court federalism precedents have in setting the parameters of national law and policies that the states are often bound to respect under constitutional law.

Spis treści

1. The U.S. Supreme Court, New Federalism, and Public Policy;  2. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Roberts Court;  3. National Security and Anti-Terrorism Policies: The Federalism Implications of Trump’s Travel Ban;  4. Capital Punishment and Federalism: International Obligations and Domestic Standards;  5. The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: The Consequences of the NFIB v. Sebelius decision for Health Care Policy;  6. Federalism, Marriage Equality, and LGBT Rights;  7. The Legalization of Marijuana and the Interplay of Federal and State Laws;  8. The Firm Constitutional Foundation and Shaky Political Future of Environmental Cooperative Federalism;  9. Immigration Federalism;  10. The Equal Sovereignty Principle as Federalism Sub-Doctrine: A Reassessment of Shelby County v. Holder;  11. Concluding Thoughts;

O autorze

Christopher P. Banks, Kent State University, USA, combines his research and teaching interests by studying the political behavior of the judiciary, constitutional law, the judicial process and civil rights and liberties. He has published books and articles relating to judicial policy-making, federalism, the legal profession, the judicial process, human rights, American politics, terrorism, Bush v. Gore (2000), the politics of court reform and the judicial politics of the DC circuit.