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Ruth Mason

Internal Consistency and Horizontal Federalism

Ruth Mason
Publisher
Michigan Law Review
Date
2027
Citation
Ruth Mason, Internal Consistency and Horizontal Federalism, Michigan Law Review (2027).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Ruth Mason
Program in Public Policy and Regulation
John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program
Center for International & Comparative Law
Virginia Center for Tax Law
Center for Public Law and Political Economy
LawTech Center
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Regulatory Mismatches in the United States and the European Union

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