law
The Sharia in our midst
Law and morality in public discourse
The natural law should undergird our positive laws, a Catholic theologian argues.
Gosnell convicted, Castro charged
Mother’s Day just passed with fair weather and loving celebrations in much of the country. But it was surrounded by a perfect storm.
Bracingly liberal views
Legal scholar Ronald Dworkin, the grand old man of political correctness, died earlier this month.
No standing: what marriage radicals really think of “the people”
Is it same-sex marriage rights they want, or a revolution in the American legal system?
Are we all travelling incognito?
Does "my brain made me do it" seem like a good excuse in a court of law?
Justice overwhelmed is justice denied
Does it make sense to haul every last participant in genocide before a court, no matter how unimportant he was?
Unclear end-of-life concepts cloud euthanasia debate
Michael Cook
| 06 April 2011 | CAREFUL! |
Video wrap-up of Australia’s debate
Michael Cook
| 02 April 2011 | CAREFUL! |
Your Constitutional right to be crazy
Theron Bowers
| 24 February 2011 | FEATURES |
The man who killed six people and seriously wounded a Congresswoman in Tucson was crazy. But not crazy enough to be locked up.
Scholars turn their minds to marriage
A collection of in-depth essays on a beleaguered institution turns out to be a fascinating read.
Why we can’t not legislate morality
Micah Watson
| 11 November 2010 | FEATURES |
All legislation is moral. The sooner we recognize this fact, the better.
Credentialism triumphs over democracy
Michael Cook
| 05 August 2010 | FEATURES |
A Federal Court judge has struck down California's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
A sad case of mistaken identity
A year after undergoing a sex change, Chaz Bono is now legally a man,
reports People.com, and a minder says "he couldn't be happier". How sad.
‘The SOTU has degenerated’
Sheila Liaugminas
| 10 March 2010 | SHEILA REPORTS |
The Supreme Court being a usually quietly deliberative body, couldn’t exactly hold press conferences after President Obama made unprecedented (and unpresidential) remarks harshly rebuking the High Court in Obama’s last SOTU address. The most we got was a camera shot of Justice Samuel Alito silently shaking his head and mouthing the words ‘not true’. But now, after due diligence, Chief Justice Roberts is talking, and taking Obama to task.
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