By overruling Roe, the Court has done the country a great service. We are relieved of the scandal—moral, legal, and political—that was the Roe/Casey order, under which our most fundamental law was interpreted as endorsing a right to kill the unborn. Continue Reading »
We welcome the Supreme Court's explicit recognition that faith-based schools that retain a strong distinctive mission must not be punished for it. Continue Reading »
While it was a major victory for religious freedom, there is still more work to be done. Though further changes may come soon, Fulton has proven to be a big step in the right direction. Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz to the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent in the upcoming case, Kennedy v. Bremerton. Continue Reading »
It’s past time for the Court to correct its establishment clause errors by overturning those precedents that lead to government hostility toward religion. Continue Reading »
While threats to disrupt worship en masse and even burn the sacramental elements seem to be overblown so far, the backlash against religion is surely a sign of the times. Continue Reading »
After the Dobbs leak, justices will feel less secure about the confidentiality of their deliberations and think twice about what they put in drafts. The work of the Court will inevitably suffer. Continue Reading »
A leak of this magnitude is an effort to subvert the Court’s procedure and norms, and a far greater threat to republican governance than anything carried out by the Trump administration. Continue Reading »
Philip Hamburger joins the conversation to discuss his new book, Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power and Freedom. Continue Reading »
Religious schools need to be protected from the imposition of a secular worldview and from the self-betrayal of pre-emptive capitulation. Continue Reading »
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