Supreme Court – Catholic World Report

How Politics Becomes Religion

July 15, 2018 Dr. Samuel Gregg 12

The sheer ferocity of contemporary politics suggests that, for many people, it’s their real religion. […]

Meet the likely nominees for the next Supreme Court justice

July 6, 2018 Catholic News Agency 8

President Trump reportedly spent the last weekend interviewing candidates for the position, and insiders say that he has narrowed it to three people. […]

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s conflicted and confusing legacy

July 6, 2018 Russell Shaw 1

As attention shifts to the succession fight, it’s important not to lose sight of the role Kennedy played for the light it can shed on […]

Anthony Kennedy: Reagan’s Worst Mistake

June 28, 2018 Dr. Paul Kengor 8

The price we paid for the borking of Robert Bork. […]

What’s next after the “Masterpiece Cakeshop” ruling?

June 4, 2018 Titus Techera 2

This case was ultimately about what citizenship demands and permits. There will be a next case, and it will probably be much more troubling. […]

Collection of speeches reveals the traditional, generous spirit of the late Justice Antonin Scalia

May 29, 2018 Joseph Kremers 3

Scalia points out that underneath the “living constitution” idea lies a fallacy: that societies always evolve toward more freedom, and therefore constitutions must evolve with […]

Legislative chaplaincies and First Amendment’s ban on an “establishment” of religion

May 10, 2018 Russell Shaw 8

Some context and insights from Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) and Marsh v. Chambers (1983). […]

Two SCOTUS cases may well reveal “the demon in democracy”

March 29, 2018 Russell Shaw 7

Cases from California and Colorado involving two different social issues—abortion and same-sex marriage—raise the same question about free speech and conscience. […]