Lawyer and legal scholar Timon Cline returns to the podcast to share his ambitious proposal to revisit and overturn the Supreme Court’s 1947 ruling on the Establishment Clause in Everson v. Board of Education. Drawing on his recent Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy article, “Everson Must Fall,” co-authored with Josh Hammer (James Wilson ’21) and Yoram Hazony, Cline explains ... The post Everson Must Fall with Timon Cline first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Join us for this episode as Professor Robert Luther anticipates judicial nomination selection in Trump’s second term. Professor Luther asks two types of questions: formally, “How will the Senate composition impact Judicial Nominations?” “How many seats will be open to fill? Will blue slips still apply for district courts?” “Will any circuit seats be moved to different states?” ... The post Judicial Nominations in President Trump’s Second Term: Form and Substance with Robert...| Anchoring Truths
Prof. Arkes’s article in the Texas Review of Law & Politics is hosted at Anchoring Truths with permission. The post Privileges & Immunities: Where Do Barnett & Bernick Lead Us? first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Devotees of the Anchoring Truths Podcast are no doubt aware that interest in the moral foundations of law has reached a fever pitch among those in the conservative legal movement. Culture-shaping decisions of the Supreme Court such as in Bostock and Dobbs have focused the attention of lawyers, judges, and scholars to the fact that ... The post Our Natural Law Moment(s) with Dennis Wieboldt first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
What if I told you that hidden in the Constitution is a little-known provision that contains a gateway of sorts to a natural law, common-good inspired jurisprudence? And that this little treasure is hiding in plain sight, inexplicably ignored by jurists for decades? Well, there is such a section, and its contained in the opening ... The post The Preamble, Aristotle, and the Common Good first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Join us for the third episode of the Natural Law Moment! In an episode recorded before the Supreme Court decided U.S. v. Skrmetti, Professors Arkes and Bradley take up the issue of parental rights in our jurisprudence. Does deference to parental rights truly encompass a right to opt-out of regime that would regulate surgeries and therapies related to ... The post Natural Law Moment Ep.3: The Moral Framework of Parental Rights first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
For the second episode of Natural Law Moment, join Professors Hadley Arkes and Gerry Bradley as they examine the current state of the Pro-Life movement in the United States. Longtime leaders in the movement, Professors Arkes and Bradley have played key roles in shaping the intellectual arguments opposing abortion. Yet now, after the Dobbs decision from 2022, ... The post Natural Law Moment Ep.2: Abortion After Dobbs: A Precarious Moment first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
We are beyond ecstatic to announce the launch of Natural Law Moment! Co-hosted by JWI’s team of Co-Directors, Professors Hadley Arkes and Gerry Bradley, Natural Law Moment is a bi-weekly podcast that will explore fundamental questions of law, politics, and culture. The legal world today is a tumultuous one, and to comprehend it, we must ... The post Natural Law Moment Ep. 1: The Natural Law Revival is Now first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared at Humanum Review. It is reprinted at Anchoring Truths with permission. The Tennessee law challenged in Skrmetti banned “[p]rescribing, administering, or dispensing any puberty blocker or hormone,” for the purpose of (1) “[e]nabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex,” ... The post The Disappointment of Skrmetti first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
Join us for this special episode featuring Judge Janice Rogers Brown (U.S. Circuit Court for D.C, ret.). Her remarks, given in 2023 as she received the James Wilson Leadership & the Law Award, comment on the need for judicial courage and fortitude, especially for those who take the Natural Law seriously. Judge Janice Rogers Brown ... The post Judicial Courage with Judge Janice Rogers Brown first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
This essay was adapted from a speech delivered at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference. All views are the author’s. As I’ve always seen it, part of being a conservative is acknowledging the traditions you were raised in. And for me, one of those traditions was the conservative legal movement. I was taught, within that tradition, that one| Anchoring Truths - A James Wilson Institute Project
