Articles tagged as Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
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PODCAST: Ilya Shapiro on “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court”
Author and lawyer Ilya Shapiro joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss his new book, Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court (Regnery). Shapiro’s book concerns the partisan battles over Supreme Court nominations that have become a focal point in judicial politics in the past few decades. […] -
“Defending Religious Liberty Without the Constitution?”: Prof. Arkes in Law & Liberty
Last week the Supreme Court took a decisive step in striking down the so-called Blaine Laws, which barred the use of public funds in supporting religious activities, especially private religious schools. Professor Arkes argues that the Court, for a change over the last few weeks, managed to get something right. But in the ways of the […] -
“Conservative Jurisprudence Resorts to Relativism”–Professor Hadley Arkes in First Things
Writing at First Things, Professor Arkes weighs in on the decision of the Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop. The majority opinion has been described as a “narrow” decision to vindicate a Colorado baker in his refusal to supply a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage ceremony. At stake were the defendant’s rights to free expression […] -
“Jack Phillips Has His Day In Court” – Prof. Hadley Arkes in the Claremont Review of Books Digital
In early December 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case concerns a weave of questions on freedom of religious expression, limitations on speech, and laws on public accommodations in the state of Colorado. In an essay for the Claremont Review of Books Digital, “Jack Phillips Has His Day […] -
“Scalia’s Death Has Liberal Justices Smelling Blood”–Garrett Snedeker in The Federalist
Writing in The Federalist, Garrett Snedeker details the state of oral argument at the Supreme Court in the weeks after the passing of Justice Scalia. Snedeker argues Scalia’s absence has left the liberal justices less restrained, with their conservative colleagues bearing a greater burden than ever before to sustain conservative arguments. Some excerpts: “In the first couple […] -
“The New Jurisprudence of ‘Beliefspeak’” –Prof. Arkes in Library of Law and Liberty
Writing for the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Hadley Arkes cautions us not to be “bedazzled” by the outcome of Hobby Lobby. Instead, he cautions us to remain wary of how the decision’s underlying logic undercuts principled arguments for religious freedom. Some excerpts: “If I had been a member of the Court in the Hobby Lobby […]