State of Democracy Lecture with Alan Greenblatt, Combative Federalism: Why So Many States Are Suing Trump. Greenblatt is a highly respected investigative reporter who covers politics and policy issues, particularly those of state and local government and state-federal relationships, for Governing magazine. He is a contributor to Politico Magazine and DecodeDC and previously reported for NPR and CQ Researcher. His lecture will explore the divide between state and federal powers under our current president and how the midterm election results could affect the balance of powers. Reception to follow lecture.This series is coordinated by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School. For more information, call 315-443-5850 or 9707 and/or email Sunju Raybeck at sraybeck@syr.edu.