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  1. Gerard V. Bradley

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Religion and the Court 1995: A Symposium

From the December 1995 Print Edition

The Supreme Court on June 29 handed down two decisions in cases involving religion. In Rosenberger v. the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia it reviewed a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which had held that though the University (a state entity) could fund . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 1995

In the Case of Martha Nussbaum

From the June/July 1994 Print Edition

Almost four years ago I wrote in these pages about a pro-choice legal brief signed by 281 American historians and submitted by New York University law professor Sylvia Law to the Supreme Court in the 1989 Webster case (“Academic Integrity Betrayed,” August/September 1990). The brief’s two . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 1994

The Constitution and the Erotic Self

From the October 1991 Print Edition

The history books tell us that Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist who shot and killed Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914 at Sarajevo, started World War I by providing the occasion, or excuse, for the release of long-smoldering political tensions and ambitions. Thus can small trickles . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 1991

Academic Integrity Betrayed

From the August/September 1990 Print Edition

Abortion does funny things to the mind. Not necessarily the procedure itself: expert opinion on its mental effects is, at least according to Dr. Koop, inconclusive. I am referring to abortion polemics, specifically to the political, judicial, academic, and popular debate over its legality. It has . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 1990
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