Mere Natural Law at 2023 Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention

JWI Founder & Co-Director Hadley Arkes joined by Judge Edith Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit as well as Prof. Randy Barnett of Georgetown University Law Center discussed Prof. Arkes’s book Mere Natural Law on Nov. 10, 2023 at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention. Prof. Robert George of Princeton University served as moderator. Special thanks to JWI Co-Director Gerry Bradley for his efforts in organizing the panel. Our thanks as well to the Federalist Society for their hosting the discussion.

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