The James Wilson Institute

May 9, 2023

VIDEO: Judge Janice Rogers Brown, 2023 Leadership & Law Award Remarks

Judge Janice Rogers Brown delivers stirring remarks on the future of the country and the role of the judge upon receiving the 2nd JWI Leadership & Law Award.
February 8, 2022

Interfaith Discussion of Natural Law

Our guest panelists discuss how Natural Law intertwines with religion and why it matters, how much natural law depends on theology, and who would benefit the most from Natural Law.
November 17, 2021

Churches: An Existence of Their Own or Creatures of the Sovereign?

JWI and First Liberty's CRCD Co-hosted a webinar with Profs. Adam MacLeod and Robert Miller. They discussed the relationship of churches and the government, and whether churches have an existence of their own or if they simply exist from a grant of the government.
July 12, 2021

Should the Declaration Inform the Constitution?: Hadley Arkes and Lee Strang Debate Transcript

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes and Toledo Law School Professor Lee Strang debate whether or not originalism should utilize the natural law substance of the Declaration of Independence to answer constitutional law questions.
June 21, 2021

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Anchoring Truths
Anchoring Truths is a James Wilson Institute project
The James Wilson Institute’s Mission is to restore to a new generation of lawyers, judges, and citizens the understanding of the American Founders about the first principles of our law and the moral grounds of their own rights.
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