“Begin with Blackstone’s Commentaries,” wrote presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in 1860, when asked how to get a thorough knowledge of law; read them “carefully through, say twice.” (That’s four thousand pages, just to “begin” with.) Lawyers involved in drafting and debating the . . . . Continue Reading »
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held that the 1964 Civil Rights Act’s ban on workplace discrimination on the basis of sex proscribed not just differential treatment of male and female employees, but also differential treatment of workers on the basis of homosexuality or transgender identity. . . . . Continue Reading »
Defenders of life should turn to the Fourteenth Amendment in their next legal battles.
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Elections in future are likely to revolve around the struggle between two conflicting worldviews. Continue Reading »
Trump understood better than the Republican establishment he replaced that judicial appointments are of supreme importance to pro-life and religious liberty voters. Continue Reading »
After the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, a crisis of meaning emerged in opinions of the United States Supreme Court dealing with reproduction and sex. The law became less intelligible as questions of truth and justice were understood and resolved from differing perspectives. The recent . . . . Continue Reading »
New York’s failure to recognize the importance of the Mass is plain wrong. Continue Reading »
Religious prejudice and discrimination have no place in American law—except, apparently, if they are administrative. Continue Reading »
In talks with city staff about the decision, said CSS sources, the hostility of senior city leadership to Catholic beliefs about marriage, family, and sexual morality was palpable. Continue Reading »
Judge Barrett deserves better than a partisan endorsement. Continue Reading »
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