Constitutional Law
Nov. 22, 2002
Medipot Haze
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - The hypocrisy of conservatives when it comes to federalism is well illustrated by the Justice Department's actions toward states that have attempted to legalize the medical use of marijuana. Conservatives repeatedly preach the importance of states' rights and, in the last decade, the conservative justices on the Supreme Court have dramatically narrowed Congress' powers and expanded state government sovereign immunity based on federalism.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
Forum Column
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The hypocrisy of conservatives when it comes to federalism is well illustrated by the Justice Department's actions toward states that hav...
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