Commandeering Information (and Informing the Commandeered (original) (raw)

This paper engages with emerging federalism scholarship, emphasizing the evolving dynamics between federal and state governments, particularly concerning the commandeering of state-gathered information by the federal authorities. It critiques the judicial responses to such commandeering practices and highlights their implications on state autonomy, suggesting that the costs incurred by states due to federal demands could be significant. The analysis expands on the existing discourse by arguing for a clearer recognition of commandeering information as a severe form of federal coercion, while also scrutinizing the potential effectiveness of judicial interventions in mitigating these challenges.