THE Supreme Court's federalism revolution has been overtaken by events.

As your article put it, she is the leader of the federalism revolution, but she ignored that revolution for the exigencies of partisan politics.

But during the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that the federalism revolution that O'Connor has led is not only about states' rights.

Whatever the court decides, this case will help define both where the federalism revolution stands today, and where it might be headed.

As a prime mover of the court's federalism revolution, Justice O'Connor did not hide her dismay.

Was the federalism revolution ever real and, if so, what happened to it?

The Rehnquist Court's federalism revolution is now breathing new life into that pre-New Deal idea.

But his article coincided with the beginning of the so-called federalism revolution on the Rehnquist court.

Nevertheless, the federalism revolution hasn't quite delivered what conservatives hoped.

Within a decade, the federalism revolution he ignited was solidly underway and is likely to define his place in Supreme Court history.