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Commandeering

Federalism

King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.29.2024 5:33 PM

Montana

Sanctuary Cities

A Sanctuary State of the Right

Montana's new law refusing to help enforce federal gun restrictions is similar to liberal "sanctuary cities'" refusal to assist in federal immigration enforcement. Both are protected by Constitution.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2021 5:08 PM

SanctuaryCity2 | NA

Sanctuary Cities

Trump Wins Second Circuit Case Against Sanctuary Cities, in Ruling that Goes Against Broad Consensus of other Court Decisions

The decision allows the Justice Department to impose immigration enforcement conditions on federal grants to state governments, and goes against numerous other court decisions striking down the exact same policy.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.26.2020 11:59 PM

CaliforniaFlag3 | California

Sanctuary Cities

Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Review of California "Sanctuary State" Case

California has largely prevailed in the lower courts, and the administration's petition focuses on the part of the law with the strongest backing from Supreme Court federalism precedent. It's a case the administration deserves to lose.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.29.2019 3:47 PM

Sanctuary Cities

'Making Federalism Great Again'—My Forthcoming Texas Law Review Article on the Litigation Generated by Trump's Assault on Sanctuary Cities

My newly posted article explains how the administration's efforts have had the unintended effect of strengthening judicial protection for state autonomy.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.6.2019 5:46 PM

Federalism

Federal Court Rules Against Trump in Sanctuary Cities Case Brought by Seven States and New York City

The ruling is the latest in a long line of setbacks for the administration's efforts to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by withholding federal law enforcement grants.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.4.2018 12:41 PM

Federalism

Trump and Jeff Sessions Suffer Yet Another Defeat in Chicago Sanctuary City Case

The ruling is notable in underscoring how the Supreme Court's sports-betting decision in Murphy v. NCAA helps sanctuary cities.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.27.2018 5:30 PM

Federalism

Trump Suffers Another Defeat in Philadelphia Sanctuary City Case

The ruling is the latest in long line of defeats for the administration's efforts to cut federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. It breaks new ground by showing how the recent Supreme Court ruling in Murphy v. NCAA helps sanctuary cities.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.7.2018 1:39 PM

Federalism

Broader Implications of the Supreme Court's Sports Gambling Decision

Commentators are right to suggest that Murphy v. NCAA will help sanctuary cities, but wrong to claim it is like to undermine federal laws restricting state taxes.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.16.2018 3:30 PM

Federalism

Sports Gambling Decision is a Major Victory for Federalism

The Supreme Court's invalidation of a federal law preventing state legalization of sports gambling strengthens protection for state autonomy from the federal government.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.14.2018 12:49 PM

Federalism

My new "The Hill" Op Ed on Federalism and the Legal Battle Over Sanctuary Cities

The various lawsuits pitting the Trump administration against sanctuary jurisdictions has important implications for constitutional federalism that go beyond immigration policy.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.8.2018 10:15 AM

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