This commentary, offered at the conclusion of the Dickinson Law Review's 2020 symposium on the Effects of Federalism on Opioid Policy, highlights several interactions between federalism and substance use disorder policy developed by participants in the symposium. In particular, the commentary...

In recent years Congress has repeatedly failed to appropriate funds necessary to honor legal commitments (a.k.a. entitlements) that are themselves enacted in permanent law. The Appropriations Clause has forced the government to defy legislative command and break such commitments, with...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reflected a significant philosophical shift in the United States from distributing costs associated with sickness based on the principle of actuarial fairness toward a social solidarity principle premised on the “goals of mutual aid and support.”[i] Yet four...