On October 24, Professor Daniel Epps, the Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law at WashU Law and co-host of the legal podcast Divided Argument, presented his forthcoming article, Justifying the Fourth Amendment, at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop. Set to be published in the Vanderbilt Law Review in 2026, the article delves into the rationale for enshrining search-and-seizure […]| CIT
Kevin Walsh:Welcome, good afternoon. My name is Kevin Walsh. I’m Knights of Columbus professor of law in the Catholic tradition here at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, director of the Project on Judicial Virtues at our Law School Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual tradition or CIT, where I […]| CIT
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea was appointed to serve as Catholic Law’s Associate Dean of Faculty Research for the 2025-2026 academic year. In this role, Prof. Alicea will oversee monthly faculty workshops, designed to provide scholars with the opportunity to present papers in progress and to receive constructive feedback from the scholars in attendance. CIT is proud to co-sponsor this workshop series.| CIT
Stephen Payne:It’s wonderful to welcome you to this great event. My first order of business is to introduce our Chaplain of the university, Father Aquinas Guilbeau, who will open up some prayer. Father Aquinas Guilbeau:Thank you, Dean Payne, and welcome Justice Thomas. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the […]| CIT
For the fourth consecutive year, the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT) opened its academic year of programming by hosting a conversation with a Supreme Court Justice. On Thursday, September 25th, CIT welcomed Justice Clarence Thomas to address faculty, students, and alumni of Catholic Law. The conversation was moderated by CIT […]| CIT
Prof. J. Joel Alicea delves into the pivotal 1962 Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale in a new PragerU educational video. The case, which held that government-composed prayer in public schools was unconstitutional, marked a turning point in the relationship between religion and public life in America. Prof. Alicea unpacks the Court’s decision and its far-reaching consequences, shedding […]| CIT
According to Prof. Squitieri, “The executive power is vested in one person, the President of the United States, and the Supreme Court has made very clear over a series of opinions, that that gives the President the authority to remove high-ranking officials from office…”| CIT
The second coincidence is “Double Doctor Day” (perhaps the one and only such day in the Church calendar, though I haven’t done the research to verify this. Today is not only the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, but also St. Hildegard of Bingen. Both of these saints are Doctors of the Church. St. Robert Bellarmine was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI in 1931. St. Hildegard of Bingen was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. What does this second coin...| CIT
Fellow Assistant Professor of Law Steven J. Lindsay writes and teaches in the areas of administrative law, legislation, federal courts, civil procedure, and evidence. He also maintains an active civil and regulatory litigation practice as Of Counsel at Torridon Law PLLC. Before joining the faculty at Catholic Law, Professor Lindsay was a partner at Kirkland […]| CIT
On July 30th, 2025, CIT Managing Director Prof. Chad Squitieri testified before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. You can watch Prof. Squitieri’s testimony (starting at 39:50) and read the transcript at this link:https://lnkd.in/e_dnTHSk| CIT
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