Questions tagged [federalism]
Relating to the distribution of power in an organization between a central authority and the constituent units in a federal system of government.
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Is it legal under state law to aim a gun at someone for no good reason if you happen to be an on-duty federal agent?
I've seen recent reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have taken to aiming their weapons at people who just happen to be nearby, photographing them.
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What powers would remain if all delegated powers were removed from the U.S. federal government? [closed]
If every delegated power were removed from the federal government’s jurisdiction, what powers would it still have the authority to exercise?
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Does the Federal Supremacy clause preempt State Constitutions as well as State law?
The Federal Supremacy Clause is the formal text by which Federal Law generally trumps state law if the two are in explicit direct conflict as quoted below from the U.S. Constitution:
Article VI, ...
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Tariffs between different US States
US States are sometimes described as independent nations inside a federation. Presumably there is trade between these states and there must also be trade deficits and surpluses in these trades. The ...
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Are "inland whales" in Oregon property of the governor, and other questions about "royal fish"
I came across this article about an orca that swam into a body of water in Portland, Oregon (USA). The whale was eventually poached, and the defendants convicted and fined. The case made its way to ...
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How does the Federal government have jurisdiction to charge Luigi Mangione?
It's my understanding that the Federal government can only file murder charges on a small subset of murders, like murders of Federal agents or on Federal property. With that in mind, how can the ...
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US jurisdictions
I've recently entered a rabbit hole of videos mocking sovereign citizens. One of the most common arguments they use is to contest jurisdiction, they claim that the US Constitution gives two types of ...
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How long can state or local police retain property or money seized through civil forfeiture before transferring it to the relevant federal agency?
I recently watched the film Rebel Ridge (2024), where local police unjustly seized the protagonist's money under suspicion of being drug currency. Initially, I thought this was just fictional movie ...
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Do state level judges have the same authority as article III judges to enjoin a convicted party from exercising constitutional rights?
When a person is convicted of a crime in federal court (or when a person pleads guilty) an article III judge may enjoin the convicted party from exercising certain constitutional rights as a term of ...
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What branch of the federal government does the Bar Association belong
I can't find the BAR listed as any government agency. I was wondering what branch of government it belongs to
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Do Federal Agencies have to abide by D.C. local laws?
Many (but not all) U.S. federal agencies are headquartered in the District of Columbia (D.C.). D.C. has a unique legal situation amongst U.S. cities that is some mix of city-like and state-like ...
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How is a state defined in the US constitution?
I am aware that the states originally were legal inheritors of the 13 colonies, Texas was a Republic, and many states were carved out of sold, ceded, even conquered lands. By the Republican form of ...
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What exactly is code and how does it relate to law? Where does it fit into the hierarchy of law?
(I am not legally versed.) I am studying building and construction codes and am having some trouble understanding code in a general sense. First, how exactly is code defined? How is it distinct from ...
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State rights regulating traffic safety
The increasing weight and height of passenger vehicles puts others at risk during side-impact collisions, as well as at risk due to disparity between large heavy passenger-truck EVs and small ...
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If Trump pardons himself regarding the federal crime he tried to hide by cooking the books, is the New York conviction void?
[Note that Jen in their answer corrects quite a few of the premises of my question; read it. I let the question otherwise stand as-is.]
Falsifying business records in New York is only a felony if it ...
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