Christopher P. Banks, Kent State University, USA, combines his research and teaching interests by studying the political behavior of the judiciary, constitutional law, the judicial process and civil rights and liberties. He has published books and articles relating to judicial policy-making, federalism, the legal profession, the judicial process, human rights, American politics, terrorism, Bush v. Gore (2000), the politics of court reform and the judicial politics of the DC circuit.

'This fascinating volume assembles fresh constitutional analyses of the federalism foundations of nine major policy issues, highlighting partisan and ideological uses of federalism principles by jurists, federal and state officials, and interest groups to achieve political and policy objectives in an increasingly polarized era spanning the Nixon to Trump administrations.'John Kincaid, the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA.

• 1. The U.S. Supreme Court, New Federalism, and Public Policy; 2. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Roberts Court; 3. National Security and Anti-Terrorism Policies: The Federalism Implications of Trump’s Travel Ban; 4. Capital Punishment and Federalism: International Obligations and Domestic Standards; 5. The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: The Consequences of the NFIB v. Sebelius decision for Health Care Policy; 6. Federalism, Marriage Equality, and LGBT Rights; 7. The Legalization of Marijuana and the Interplay of Federal and State Laws; 8. The Firm Constitutional Foundation and Shaky Political Future of Environmental Cooperative Federalism; 9. Immigration Federalism; 10. The Equal Sovereignty Principle as Federalism Sub-Doctrine: A Reassessment of Shelby County v. Holder; 11. Concluding Thoughts;

Christopher P. Banks, Kent State University, USA, combines his research and teaching interests by studying the political behavior of the judiciary, constitutional law, the judicial process and civil rights and liberties. He has published books and articles relating to judicial policy-making, federalism, the legal profession, the judicial process, human rights, American politics, terrorism, Bush v. Gore (2000), the politics of court reform and the judicial politics of the DC circuit.

'This fascinating volume assembles fresh constitutional analyses of the federalism foundations of nine major policy issues, highlighting partisan and ideological uses of federalism principles by jurists, federal and state officials, and interest groups to achieve political and policy objectives in an increasingly polarized era spanning the Nixon to Trump administrations.'John Kincaid, the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA.

• 1. The U.S. Supreme Court, New Federalism, and Public Policy; 2. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Roberts Court; 3. National Security and Anti-Terrorism Policies: The Federalism Implications of Trump’s Travel Ban; 4. Capital Punishment and Federalism: International Obligations and Domestic Standards; 5. The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: The Consequences of the NFIB v. Sebelius decision for Health Care Policy; 6. Federalism, Marriage Equality, and LGBT Rights; 7. The Legalization of Marijuana and the Interplay of Federal and State Laws; 8. The Firm Constitutional Foundation and Shaky Political Future of Environmental Cooperative Federalism; 9. Immigration Federalism; 10. The Equal Sovereignty Principle as Federalism Sub-Doctrine: A Reassessment of Shelby County v. Holder; 11. Concluding Thoughts;

Christopher P. Banks, Kent State University, USA, combines his research and teaching interests by studying the political behavior of the judiciary, constitutional law, the judicial process and civil rights and liberties. He has published books and articles relating to judicial policy-making, federalism, the legal profession, the judicial process, human rights, American politics, terrorism, Bush v. Gore (2000), the politics of court reform and the judicial politics of the DC circuit.

'This fascinating volume assembles fresh constitutional analyses of the federalism foundations of nine major policy issues, highlighting partisan and ideological uses of federalism principles by jurists, federal and state officials, and interest groups to achieve political and policy objectives in an increasingly polarized era spanning the Nixon to Trump administrations.'John Kincaid, the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA.

• 1. The U.S. Supreme Court, New Federalism, and Public Policy; 2. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Roberts Court; 3. National Security and Anti-Terrorism Policies: The Federalism Implications of Trump’s Travel Ban; 4. Capital Punishment and Federalism: International Obligations and Domestic Standards; 5. The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: The Consequences of the NFIB v. Sebelius decision for Health Care Policy; 6. Federalism, Marriage Equality, and LGBT Rights; 7. The Legalization of Marijuana and the Interplay of Federal and State Laws; 8. The Firm Constitutional Foundation and Shaky Political Future of Environmental Cooperative Federalism; 9. Immigration Federalism; 10. The Equal Sovereignty Principle as Federalism Sub-Doctrine: A Reassessment of Shelby County v. Holder; 11. Concluding Thoughts;