Law

Our Misguided War on Legalism

God governs man, but man is made in God’s image and so in tribute to God’s rule, man must make rules for his own person. Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2017

The Still-Acceptable Prejudice

by Charlotte Allen

Amy 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 »

17 Oct 2017

For 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 »

1 May 2017

Homage to a Christian Humanist

by Kenneth L. Woodward

John 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 »

25 Apr 2017

We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch

by Pete Spiliakos

Liberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2017

Rivers Declared to Be “Persons”

by Wesley J. Smith

Just what does it mean for a river to have “rights”? Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2017

The Evolving American Constitution: Change Without Amendment

by David T. Koyzis

There is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2017

God’s Image, Man’s Crimes

by James R. Rogers

Mosaic (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 »

29 Mar 2017

Death Penalties and the Divine

by James R. Rogers

Does the Bible provide principled grounds for abolition of the death penalty? Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2017

Supreme Incoherence: Transgender Ideology and the End of Law

by Jeff Shafer

Does 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 »