L. Martin Nussbaum

The cartoon below appeared, with an accompanying article, in Harper’s magazine. The article is entitled “The Priests and the Children.” The cartoon shows a group of children huddled behind a single adult protector along the banks of a river. The children are weeping. Some are down on their knees in supplication. Some are peeking out from behind their lone defender’s back. All of them look fearful. … Continue Reading »

Marci A. Hamilton objects to the review of her new book , and L. Martin Nussbaum and Melissa Nussbaum reply . . . . Continue Reading »

Marci Hamilton objects to the review of her new book , and L. Martin Nussbaum and Melissa Nussbaum reply . . . . Continue Reading »

Welcome to MarciWorld, where legislation can stop the sexual abuse of children. Marci Hamilton, a Yeshiva University law professor, describes her book, Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children , as “a how-to book on stopping child abuse, empowering survivors, and helping . . . . Continue Reading »

Let us stipulate from the beginning, as we lawyers say, that the Catholic scandal is fueled by a small minority of priests who, mostly from the mid-1960s through the early 1990s, egregiously violated their ordination promises; by the bishops who reappointed known perpetrators; and by partisans of . . . . Continue Reading »