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"We Need A Roe Litmus Test If GOP Judges Keep Scrapping The Constitution": Gunnar Gundersen in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 10 2020
In this article, Gunnar Gundersen argues that a litmus test is needed for Supreme Court nominees to gauge their opposition to the decision found by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade and further established by Planned Parenthood v Casey.…

James Wilson Summer Legal Fellowship - 2020

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 9 2020
Early this spring, we selected a group of outstanding young lawyers and law students who comprised our seventh class of Fellows. From a field of fifty-five applicants (our most ever), we selected fifteen Fellows. Twelve Fellows were on…

"The Mysteries of the Born-Alive Acts" : Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 8 2020
In his column for the Catholic Thing, Professor Arkes discusses the bill named the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act," which argues that even an unborn baby marked for abortion has the right to be protected. He raises in this piece the…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on Sen. Hawley's Judicial Strategy on Issues, Etc. Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 8 2020
On September 3rd, James Wilson Institute founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes joined the Issues, Etc. podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio. Prof. Arkes discussed his recent essay in Public Discourse, the Democratic track record on…

"Josh Hawley and the Advantages of Jujitsu" Prof. Arkes in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 3 2020
Photo Credit: Public Discourse In an essay for Public Discourse, Prof. Arkes responds to Sen. Hawley's recent declaration that he will no longer vote to approve any judicial nominee who could not get clear on the reasoning in Roe v.…

Podcast: "America on Trial" discussing the American founding with author Robert Reilly

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 18 2020
Robert Reilly is a writer and senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He has published on topics of US foreign policy and "war of ideas." He walks us through his timely new book, America on Trial: A Defense of the…

"Memories of Ralph and Lessons for Lawyers in Crisis": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 13 2020
In his column for The Catholic Thing, Prof, Arkes honors his late friend Ralph McInerny by drawing on McInerny's explanation of natural law as "something your grandmother would understand." Rather than being an esoteric theory, natural law…

In Memoriam: Judge Stephen Williams

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 13 2020
JWI mourns the loss of our good friend, scholar, and deeply influential member of the bench, Judge Stephen Williams. Judge Williams was always a joy to be around, whether it was his participation in JWI conferences, his marvelous opinions…

"Scenes From A Revolution? After Bostock": Gerard Bradley in the National Catholic Register

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 30 2020
JWI friend and Notre Dame law professor Gerard Bradley argues in the National Catholic Register that Bostock v. Clayton County need not be understood as a sweeping, regime-altering decision, such as previous Supreme Court decisions like…

Jewish Pro Life Foundation Issues Statement Coauthored by Rabbi David Novak

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 30 2020
James Wilson Institute friend Rabbi David Novak coauthored a recent statement by the Jewish Pro Life Foundation (JPLF) in response to the National Council of Jewish Women's (NCJW) statement "The Jewish Case for Abortion Rights." Rabbi…
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