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Good Friday
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
After a brief respite, I am back with the latest round up of the blawgosphere’s must-read posts and articles: From the “elections have consequences” file, Justice John Paul Stevens...
Notre Dame Right to Life Conference
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
Well, it’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, there’s a...
Corpus Juris Vol. VI
Well, suffice it to say, it’s been an exciting week or so for law nerds. Here is the latest round up of the best o’ the blawgosphere: The Citizens...
A First Amendment Victory
In a monumental 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held today, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , that, inter alia , corporate speech regarding political candidates...
Corpus Juris Vol. V
O.k., my fellow law geeks, here is this week’s round up of the blawgosphere’s most interesting posts/articles: Is the Health Insurance Mandate constitutional? Professor Randy Barnett answers this question in...
Corpus Juris Vol. IV
The Supreme Court blocks the Prop. 8 trial from being aired , and Professor Orin Kerr offers some interesting thoughts on the decision here . Professor Matthew J. Franck on...
Honoring Father Neuhaus
Today marks the one year anniversary of Father Richard J. Neuhaus’s death. At the time of his passing, words failed me . And even now, I still find it difficult...
Corpus Juris Vol. III
O.k., sportsfans, here is this week’s round up for the blawgosphere: The Ninth Circuit issued a controversial ruling this week holding that prisoners in the State of Washington have the...
Corpus Juris Vol. II
Here are this week’s must-reads from the blawgosphere: Ed Whelan explains why Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation process was a ” political triumph of judicial conservatism .” Retired Justice...
Corpus Juris Vol. I
For some time now, I’ve been meaning to do a weekly round up of interesting law-related articles that I stumble across in the blawgosphere. So, with that brief introduction, here...
“Holy See Welcomes Anglican Christians into Catholic Church”
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...
“The Other Catholic Higher Education”
Professor Gerard V. Bradley has an interesting and thoughtful piece up today over at NRO , in which he laments the demise of numerous Catholic colleges/universities and encourages Catholics to...
Law Geek Manna from Heaven
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...