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Good Friday

Stephen Dillard

A Good Friday meditation of mine is up at the First Things web site: http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/04/christ-and-him-crucified

Corpus Juris Vol. VIII

Stephen Dillard

After a brief respite, I am back with the latest round up of the blawgosphereโ€™s must-read posts and articles: From the โ€œelections have consequencesโ€ file, Justice John Paul Stevens...

Notre Dame Right to Life Conference

Stephen Dillard

For those of you who live within driving distance of South Bend, Indiana (or are willing to fly to the promised land), the 5th Annual Notre Dame Right to...

Corpus Juris Vol. VII

Stephen Dillard

Well, itโ€™s good to be back. I apologize for my lack of blogging this past month, but the law really is a jealous mistress. With that said, thereโ€™s a...

Corpus Juris Vol. VI

Stephen Dillard

Well, suffice it to say, itโ€™s been an exciting week or so for law nerds. Here is the latest round up of the best oโ€™ the blawgosphere: The Citizens...

A First Amendment Victory

Stephen Dillard

In a monumentalย 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held today, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , that, inter alia ,ย  corporate speechย regarding political candidates...

Corpus Juris Vol. V

Stephen Dillard

O.k., my fellow law geeks, here is this weekโ€™s round up of theย blawgosphereโ€™s most interesting posts/articles: Is the Health Insurance Mandate constitutional? Professor Randy Barnett answers this question in...

Corpus Juris Vol. IV

Stephen Dillard

The Supreme Court blocks the Prop. 8 trial from being aired , and Professor Orin Kerr offers some interestingย thoughts on the decision here . Professor Matthew J. Franck on...

Honoring Father Neuhaus

Stephen Dillard

Today marks the one year anniversary of Father Richard J. Neuhausโ€™s death. At the time of his passing, words failed me . And evenย now, I still find it difficult...

Corpus Juris Vol. III

Stephen Dillard

O.k., sportsfans, here is this weekโ€™s round up for the blawgosphere: The Ninth Circuit issued a controversialย ruling this week holding that prisoners in the State of Washington have the...

Corpus Juris Vol. II

Stephen Dillard

Here are this weekโ€™s must-reads from the blawgosphere: Ed Whelan explains why Justice Sonia Sotomayorโ€™s Senate confirmation process was a โ€ political triumph of judicial conservatism .โ€ย  Retired Justice...

Corpus Juris Vol. I

Stephen Dillard

For some time now, Iโ€™ve been meaning to do a weeklyย round up of interesting law-related articles that I stumble across in the blawgosphere. So, with that brief introduction, here...

โ€œHoly See Welcomes Anglican Christians into Catholic Churchโ€

Stephen Dillard

This is stunning, yet wonderful news : [O]n the morning of October 20, 2009, the Holy See has, by Apostolic Constitution, provided the canonical vehicle for Anglican Christians to...

โ€œThe Other Catholic Higher Educationโ€

Stephen Dillard

Professor Gerard V. Bradley has an interesting and thoughtful piece up today over at NRO , in which heย laments the demise of numerous Catholic colleges/universities and encourages Catholics to...

Law Geek Manna from Heaven

Stephen Dillard

If you’re a law nerd, you will thoroughly enjoy John P. Elwood’s brilliant and irreverent article, “ What were they thinking?: The Supreme Court in Revue, October Term 2008...