The civic implications of the upcoming Supreme Court abortion decision Written by William C. Duncan Wednesday’s oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization attracted unusually large crowds of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court. The case...
Robust recognition of religious freedom is a fortification against antisemitism Written by William C. Duncan A high point in the early history of religious freedom was President George Washington’s statement of the ideal of religious toleration from a 1790...
Judicial review and the infamous Dred Scott case Written by This week the Supreme Court set its January argument calendar: the schedule of oral arguments it will hear in January. Some of those cases are likely to invoke the court’s power to consider the...
A tangle of legislation, executive action, and litigation over abortion Written by In a recent speech at the University of Virginia, President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offered some wise words regarding conflicts...
Supreme Court’s power over states was slow to develop Written by A recent post here referenced Chief Justice John Marshall’s 1832 opinion in Worcester v. Georgia, which held the state of Georgia could not force its laws on the sovereign Cherokee Nation. After...
