New York Times - March 16, 2010>

Whether it’s correctly called a movement, a backlash or political theater, state declarations of their rights — or in some cases denunciations of federal authority, amounting to the same thing — are on a roll.

Brock Vergakis, The Associated Press <03/29/2010>

Fed up with federal ownership of more than half the land in Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert on Saturday authorized the use of eminent domain to take some of the U.S. government's most valuable parcels.

Herbert signed a pair of bills into law that supporters hope will trigger a flood of similar legislation throughout the West, where lawmakers contend that federal ownership restricts economic development in an energy-rich part of the country.

By Juliana Barbassa

Jun 11, 2009

Associated Press

Two towns nestled in the rugged coastline and the liberal politics of Northern California have fought the federal government by banning the U.S. military from recruiting minors within their city limits.

States are challenging the commerce clause (sometimes called "the clause that ate the constitution" by passing laws saying guns manufactured and sold in state are not subject to regulation by the federal government under the power to regulate commerce "among the states."