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Books and Book Chapters

"Fiscal Federalism," Chapter 5, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Go Directly to Jail, by Gene Healy (2004).

"Guns and Federalism," Chapter 11, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"Eleventh Amendment Sovereignty: Much Ado about Nothing?" by James E. Bond, Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003, pp. 223-244.

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Cato Studies

"The Massachusetts Health Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," by David A. Hyman, Policy Analysis no. 595, June 28, 2007

"The Cato Education Market Index," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006

"Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2006," by Stephen Slivinski, Policy Analysis no. 581, October 24, 2006

"Can Tort Reform and Federalism Coexist?," by Michael I. Krauss and Robert A. Levy, Policy Analysis no. 514, April 14, 2004

"Misguided Guidelines: A Critique of Federal Sentencing," by Erik Luna, Policy Analysis no. 458, November 1, 2002

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Articles and Newsletters

"Politics and Corporate Crime Legislation," by Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Regulation, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring 2004.

"Searching for the True Constitution," by Robert A. Levy, Regulation, vol. 22, no. 2 (1999), pp. 47-49.

"The Gloves Are Off: States v. Feds," by Timothy Lynch, Regulation, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter 1997.

Opinion and Commentary

"Obama's Phony Federalism," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, November 17, 2009

"All Aboard the Gravy Train," by Chris Edwards, National Review (Online), April 15, 2009

"The Dangers Of The Drinking Age," by Jeffrey A. Miron and Elina Tetelbaum, Forbes, April 15, 2009

"Change and Hope on Drug Policy?," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, March 24, 2009

"To Rebuild the GOP," by William A. Niskanen, Washington Times, November 28, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Baylor v. United States, June 11, 2008 (PDF, 114 KB)

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, October 24, 2006 (PDF, 125 KB)

Gonzales v. Carhart, August 10, 2006 (PDF, 198 KB)

Events

"Funding the REAL ID Act: Improved Homeland Security or More Washington Waste?," July 20, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The REAL ID Act: Unfixed by the Regs and Unworkable on any Time Frame," March 12, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back," October 3, 2006 [Book Forum]

"How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution," February 15, 2006 [Book Forum]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999," Timothy Lynch, testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, May 11, 1999.

"A Constitutional Amendment to Protect the Rights of Crime Victims," Roger Pilon, testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate, April 28, 1998.

"The Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America: Federalism Implications," Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, Crime Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, October 1, 1997.

"Testimony by Roger Pilon, Victims' Rights Amendment (H.J. Res. 174)," Cato Congressional Testimony, July 11, 1996.

"The Federalism Debate," Roger Pilon, testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, United States House of Representatives, July 20, 1995.

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