nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/102d7c2c30d661c0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250808s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/102d7c2c30d661c0 doi eng 342 23 Levinson, Sanford V. Author aut Litigation v. Politics - Limiting National Power in a Federal System Levinson, Sanford V. Verfassungsblog 2025-08-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Trump Administration appears committed to crush any and all opposition by the aggressive use of national power. Given the constitutional status of federalism within the United States, these attempts at control from Washington are provoking a wave of litigation. However, it is also important to pay attention to the political means by which states can engage in resistance. A major issue of the moment is whether the Texas Legislature will adhere to the strong demand by Donald Trump that it redraw the legislative districts; and whether Democrats within the state will succeed in their defiance. CC BY-SA 4.0 Constitutional Hardball Resistance Texas US Supreme Court USA United States federalism state power uncooperative federalism (DE-588)4059594-8 gnd Texas (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd USA Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/federalism-litigation-us/ raw object