The Supreme Court and the Devolution of Federal Power in American Politics: Following the Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina Decision
Since 1991, the Court has engaged in the most concerted judicial effort to limit the power and legal authority of the national government since its efforts to overturn Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal the early 1930s. In a series of prominent rulings, the Court has moved to limit Congress's authority to:
- regulate interstate commerce;
- infringe on states' sovereign immunity;
- commandeer the policy making and administrative apparatus of state and local governments;
- and regulate state action under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
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The Supreme Court and the Devolution of Federal Power in American Politics: Following the Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina Decision
