Federalism and Supremacy

Can state and local governments just say “no” to federal law? The concept of dual governments is central to the American constitutional order, with state and federal governments sharing authority to govern. But the United States Constitution also says that the Constitution, and the laws of the United States made pursuant to it, shall be the supreme law of the land.

Join Attorney Joseph Ashbrook of the Federalist Society as he discusses supremacy and the interplay between local, state, and federal governments, including some salient issues of today. At a time when our governments disagree on a number of highly publicized issues such as immigration, sanctuary cities, marijuana and competing drug laws. Mr. Ashbrook takes on the ultimate question: “Who decides?”

Recorded on October 30th, 2019

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