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Justice Blacklock Brings Home Again the Moral Meaning of Marriage

Hadley Arkes | May 1, 2025

We were alerted last week by several redoubtable alumni of our James Wilson Fellowship to a fine concurring opinion by Chief Justice James “Jimmy” Blacklock in the Benavides case, on marriage and guardianship in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court unanimously voided a divorce that was filed by the daughters of an elderly husband. The justices noted …

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

The James Wilson Institute | October 19, 2021

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.

Two Cheers For The Heartbeat Act

Josh Hammer | September 14, 2021

Contributing editor Josh Hammer discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the new Texas’s heartbeat law.

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Justice Blacklock Brings Home Again the Moral Meaning of Marriage

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