Articles tagged as Courts
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“A Jurisprudential Red Pill: Part II” – Evelyn Blacklock
Evelyn Blacklock continues her review of Prof. Adrian Vermeule’s book Common Good Constitutionalism in part two of “A Jurisprudential Red Pill.” In this final installment, she discusses the classical legal tradition as the tradition of the U.S. legal system. In his book, Vermeule recognizes elements of the classical legal tradition in the American legal system, […] -
“‘It’s Good (Not) to be the King’: Qualified Praise for Michael McConnell” — Garrett Snedeker
Anchoring Truths co-founder Garrett Snedeker offers qualified praise for Prof. Michael McConnell’s recent book on executive power under the Constitution. While McConnell argues convincingly for public meaning originalism, he implicitly reaffirms judicial supremacy over interpretive disputes between the legislative and the executive branches. “McConnell’s most significant contribution to the scholarly literature is his thorough evaluation of Article II with a […] -
“States, Courts, and Common-Good Conservatism” — Holden Tanner
Holden Tanner continues his dialogue with Josh Hammer and Jesse Merriam, arguing that to reform American jurisprudence conservatives need a new synthesis of the natural law tradition and the Antifederalist vision of state power. Some excerpts: “Hammer is correct that abstract human reason alone cannot restore conservative jurisprudence—careful attention to our history and traditions as […] -
“An Opportunity to Overturn Roe” – Gerry Bradley in First Things
In an essay for First Things, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee Gerry Bradley explores the future of Roe v. Wade and the implications of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court for the pro-life movement. Recently, the Court refused to take action on the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, in which […] -
“A Better Originalism” – Arkes and Snedeker in The American Mind
A new statement of purpose published in The American Mind, written by Prof. Hadley Arkes, Garrett Snedeker, Joshua Hammer, and Matthew Peterson calls upon conservatives to adopt an originalism of moral substance. The authors write: “We are faced with a moment of political crisis. The Biden administration seeks to fundamentally transform the United States by […] -
VIDEO: Courts and Legal Challenges in a Biden Administration
On January 13, 2021, Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network and Adam White of the Scalia School of Law at George Mason University joined JWI’s Garrett Snedeker for an interactive webinar on the regulatory agenda that the Biden administration will pursue, and how the courts are likely to weigh in. -
AUDIO: “Slavery and Natural Law”–Prof. Justin Dyer on Liberty Watch Radio
JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer recently joined Charles Heller on Liberty Watch Radio to discuss the place of reasoning from the Natural Law in public life, and especially its relevance to the Supreme Court’s debates about the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War. Professor Dyer fielded questions from callers as well as Mr. […] -
“Judge Sutton Buys Time”–Prof. Hadley Arkes in National Review Online
Prof. Hadley Arkes on Judge Jeffrey Sutton's ruling in DeBoer v. Snyder and the political possibilities for Congress on marriage.