by William C. Duncan | Oct 29, 2021
How Chief Justice Marshall secured Supreme Court’s place in U.S. constitutional order Written by After a bruising campaign, President John Adams was denied re-election in 1800. In the next months, though, Adams stayed busy. A priority for the president was...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 28, 2021
Religiosity improves psychological resilience, study says Written by As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, so do concerns about long-term effects on the economy, mental health, and community morale. The psychological concept of resilience is more and more highly...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 21, 2021
Protection of religious freedom results in a range of secular benefits Written by Elder Ronald A. Rasband, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently published an important opinion piece about...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Texas abortion case: a civics lesson on the federal court system Written by One of the most closely watched cases currently in the federal court system is the challenge to a Texas law allowing private citizens to sue to prevent abortions performed after an...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Supreme Court decisions establish precedent for future cases Written by Derek Monson recently wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford. That decision, one of the few pre-Civil War decisions to strike down a federal statute,...
