The Still-Acceptable Prejudice
by Charlotte AllenAmy Coney Barrett won her nomination to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—despite claims that she was too Catholic to be able to apply the law properly. Continue Reading »
The Moral Turn
by Hadley ArkesFor some conservatives, bracing themselves on the night of the election, the evening offered nothing less than a miracle unfolding. But that sense of things was even more pronounced for young lawyers defending religious plaintiffs in the courts, and for the small band of conservatives on the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »
Homage to a Christian Humanist
by Kenneth L. WoodwardJohn T. Noonan, Jr.’s life provides a robust affirmation that yes, there is always space in secular America for truly gifted practitioners of a humanism that finds it center in the Incarnation. Continue Reading »
We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch
by Pete SpiliakosLiberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »
Rivers Declared to Be “Persons”
by Wesley J. SmithJust what does it mean for a river to have “rights”? Continue Reading »
The Evolving American Constitution: Change Without Amendment
by David T. KoyzisThere is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
God’s Image, Man’s Crimes
by James R. RogersMosaic (and Noahic) teachings regarding the death penalty are revelations of God and teach us of God’s grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love. But how? Continue Reading »
Death Penalties and the Divine
by James R. RogersDoes the Bible provide principled grounds for abolition of the death penalty? Continue Reading »
Supreme Incoherence: Transgender Ideology and the End of Law
by Jeff ShaferDoes the federal law prohibiting “sex discrimination” forbid us to countenance the category of “sex”—and thus of “sex discrimination”? Can the rule of law survive a yes answer to question one? Continue Reading »
The Body of Evidence
by Carl R. TruemanTransgenderism, rather like abortion, puts the law in a contradictory position on the nature of personhood in our contemporary world. Continue Reading »
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