Essays
November 23, 2021
Corporations, Churches, Persons, and the Natural Law
Robert Miller responds to Prof. Adam MacLeod and argues that corporations are not real things of the world, but rather the outgrowth of human beings who for legal purposes should be considered the only entities that be judged to be in accord with law and morality.
November 18, 2021
Why State Courts Matter
Jesse Merriam responds to Holden Tanner and Josh Hammer on how a jurisprudence of Natural Law can be effectuated at the state court level
November 17, 2021
Our Divided House: A Review of Charles Kesler's Crisis of Two Constitution
Prof. Gerard Bradley reviews "Crisis of Two Constitutions" by Charles Kesler, analyzing whether we've hit our Weimar moment or not.
November 17, 2021
No free exercise for Aztecs—or abortionists
Jordan Ballor presents the proper limits for religious liberty. Strong belief isn't enough to justify actions that violate the natural law.
November 17, 2021
Churches: An Existence of Their Own
Prof. Adam MacLeod argues that Churches have an existence independent of government recognition or contract.
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.
November 12, 2021
Is it Time to Rethink the School Prayer Cases?
Prof. Francis Beckwith makes the argument for re-opening the question of school prayers in the courts, explaining how this would enable local governments to seek the common good.
November 5, 2021
Sentimental Judgments
Garrett Snedeker reviews "Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free" by Judge Rakoff, analyzing proposed reforms to the criminal justice system.
November 4, 2021
Judge Pryor’s Friendly Fire
Prof. Arkes defends "A Better Originalism" against Judge William Pryor's critique.
October 8, 2021
A Common Law Restoration Serves the Common Good
Josh Hammer responds to Holden Tanner's piece on Conservative judging. He explains how even the Constitution itself orients our jurisprudence towards principles of natural justice.
