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The AEI Federalism Project conducts and sponsors original research on American federalism, with particular emphasis on federal and state business regulation, legal developments and the role of the courts, and the prospects for rehabilitating a constitutional federalism that puts states in competition for productive citizens and businesses. Through its AG Watch, the Federalism Project monitors and comments on the increasingly active role of state attorneys general.
The AEI Federalism Project disseminates its research results and opinions through frequent conferences and other public events; through the Federalism Outlook, a newsletter written by the Project’s Director, Michael S Greve; through its website; and through books and publications in scholarly journals.
Regulation
Federalism problems and arrangements vary considerably, depending on the regulatory subject-matter. AEI's Federalism Project critically examines the roles of state and federal regulators in antitrust regulation, internet taxation, banking regulation, securities and corporate law, environmental law, and education and health policy. Our special emphasis is on questions of federal preemption and, in cooperation with the AEI Liability Project, on state and federal liability law.
The Federalist Outlook
Law Review Articles
Preemption in the Rehnquist Court: A Preliminary Empirical Assessment, 14 Sup. Ct. Econ. Rev. 43 (2006). |
Federal Preemption: James Madison, Call Your Office 33 Pepp. L. Rev. 77 (2005). |
Consumer Law, Class Actions, and the Common Law, 7 Chap. L. Rev. 155 (2004). |
Friends of the Earth, Foes of Federalism, 11/12 Duke Envtl. L. & Pol'y F. 167 (2001). |
Working Papers
Government by Indictment: Attorneys General and Their False FederalismMichael S Greve (May 24, 2005) |
Preemption in the Rehnquist Court: A Preliminary Empirical AssessmentMichael S Greve (November 17, 2004) |
Federalism Project Books
Federal PreemptionRichard A. Epstein & Michael S. Greve, eds. (May 2007) |
Competition Laws In Conflict: Antitrust Jurisdiction in the Global EconomyRichard A. Epstein & Michael S Greve, eds. (May 2004) |
Sell Globally, Tax Locally: Sales Tax Reform for the New EconomyMichael S Greve (October 2003) |
Events
Federal Preemption: States' Rights, National InterestsJune 12, 2007Richard A. Epstein, Michael S. Greve, Charles Cooper, Judge Stephen F. Williams, Peter J. Wallison |
Antitrust Consent Decrees in Theory and PracticeMay 16, 2007Richard A. Epstein, A. Douglas Melamed, Michael S. Greve |
Watters v. Wachovia BankNovember 28, 2006Brian P. Brooks, Thomas W. Merrill, Amy Quester, Todd Zywicki, Ted Frank |
Massachusetts v. EPANovember 21, 2006Jonathan H. Adler, Michael S. Greve, Lisa Heinzerling, Barry Rabe, Edward W. Warren |
Federal Preemption: Law, Economics, PoliticsApril 27, 2006Keynote Speaker, the Honorable Kenneth Starr; for complete list of panelists, please view conference information. |
The U.S. Senate Takes On Medical Malpractice ReformApril 24, 2006Ted Frank, Michael S. Greve, George L. Priest, Stuart L. Weinstein |
Manufacturers' Immunity: The FDA Compliance Defense (Event Webcast)March 21, 2006Dean Bernard Dobrianski, Michael S. Greve, Professor Peter Hammer, Professor Lars Noah, and Daniel Troy |
Debate on National Standards (National Press Club Event)March 10, 2006Kevin Carey, Michael Dannenberg, Michael Greve, Deborah Meier, Michael Petrilli, Lauren Resnick, Thomas Toch, |
Antitrust and the New Economy: Transatlantic TurmoilDecember 7, 2005Makan Delrahim, Richard Epstein, Michael S. Greve, Robert Pitofsky |
Government by Consent Decree?June 9, 2005Senator Lamar Alexander, Rep. Roy Blunt, Michael S. Greve, Wade Henderson, Simon Lazarus |
Supreme Court: Lochner at 100 — Still Crazy After All These Years?April 22, 2005David E. Bernstein, Jeffrey Rosen, G. Edward White, Michael S. Greve |
Federalism Under the Influence: Dope, Booze, and the Commerce ClauseNovember 10, 2004Michael S Greve, Brannon Denning, Todd Zywicki, R. Hewitt Pate, Viet D. Dinh, John Eastman, Edward Warren, Richard A. Epstein |
Can States Reform Torts?October 5, 2004Andrew R. Stevens, Hugh Rice Kelly, Linda Woggon, Michelle White, Michael S Greve |
Competition Laws In Conflict: Antitrust Jurisdiction in the Global EconomyMay 13, 2004Richard A. Epstein, Michael S Greve, Timothy J. Muris |
Preemption in the Rehnquist CourtApril 2, 2004Michael S Greve, Thomas W. Merrill, Daniel Schweitzer, Robert Gasaway |
When Federalism Works—Why Kill It? Federal Initiatives on Corporate and Financial RegulationOctober 9, 2003Jonathan F. Pedersen, Charles Elson, Bruce Johnsen, Peter J. Wallison, Wright Andrews, Phil Lehman, Todd Zywicki, Michael S Greve |
Environmental Federalism: State Activism on Cleaning the AirMay 13, 2003Barry Rabe, Robert Gasaway, Marlo Lewis, Christopher Schroeder, Michael S Greve |
The New Antitrust Paradox: Policy Proliferation in the Global EconomyApril 21, 2003Michael S Greve, Richard A. Epstein, William Kovacic, George L. Priest, Michael DeBow, William Adkinson, Christopher DeMuth, Richard Posner, D. Bruce Johnsen, Moin Yahya, Paul B. Stephan, Andrew T. Guzman, Michael Trebilcock, Edward Iacobucci, Diane Wood, Wolfgang Kerber, Oliver Budzinski, John O. McGinnis |
The New Pharmaceutical Litigation: What It is and Where It is GoingJune 18, 2002John E. Calfee, Michael S Greve |
Torts and Terror: Civil Liability After September 11December 4, 2001Michael S Greve, Christopher C. DeMuth, Neil A. Doherty, Bronwen Kaye, Kenneth P. Quinn, Robert R. Gasaway, Senator Jon Kyl, Jay P. Lefkowitz, Robert Peck |
Environmental Policy RoundtableSeptember 20, 2001Michael S Greve, Jonathan H. Adler, Becky Norton Dunlop |
Internet Privacy Regulation RoundtableJanuary 30, 2001Michael S Greve, Bruce Kobayashi, Larry Ribstein, Eugene Volokh |