Dozens of states have asserted their dominance over cities in recent years through a practice known as state pre-emption.
Tag: States (US)
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What the Latest Investigations Into Catholic Church Sex Abuse Mean
About 20 state attorneys general have mounted investigations that have cataloged decades of abuse but yielded few criminal prosecutions.
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An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What the Ruling Means.
In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.
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Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?
For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.
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The Actual Threat to Freedom Is Coming From the States
We have a long history with various forms of sub-national authoritarianism.