The revival of a doctrine of federalism that constrains the power of Congress has been a signature feature of the work of the Rehnquist Court. The Court’s five-justice conservative majority has repeatedly held that the preservation of states’ rights requires broad new limits on what the national government may do to protect its citizens. Indeed, […]
Richard Briffault
Richard Briffault is the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia University Law School.
