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An Originalist Victory
Get PDFRoe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey are no more. Like Plessy v. Ferguson before them, Roe and Casey were constitutionally and morally indefensible from the day they were decided, yet they endured for generations, becoming the foundation of a mass political movement that did all it could to prevent their overruling. Thus, like the overruling of Plessy, the overruling of Roe and Casey was by no means inevitable; it was the result of a half-century of disciplined, persistent, and prudent political, legal, and religious effort. The victory in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was earned by the coalition of teachers and students, priests and parishioners, lawyers and politicians, who, through efforts as humble as parish potlucks and as prominent as federal litigation, brought about the most important legal and human rights achievement in America since Brown v. Board of Education
Natural Law and Original Meaning
No full textOn the evening of September 1, Catholic Law’s Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT) and The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) co-hosted a discussion on the relationship between originalism and the natural law tradition, focusing on whether the two theories are compatible. The program, “Natural Law and Original Meaning,” was held in the AEI Auditorium and live streamed virtually. The video of the event can be found here. This was CIT’s first speakers event since it formally launched in April 2022
The Transition from Child Welfare to Child & Family Well-Being: The Role of Racial Equity and Social Networks and Models for Engaged Research
No full textDean Mary Graw Leary, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, began the afternoon session of the symposium by providing opening remarks for the fourth set of speakers. She noted the particular timeliness of the symposium\u27s subject matter and concluded, we pride ourselves on having impactful dialogue and this symposium is another fine example of that. Graw Leary then introduced the speakers.
The fourth presentation of the day was a data-driven analysis of the child welfare system\u27s past, how that history informs current relationships with families in the system, and what are known to be necessary changes for the future of the child welfare system
Panel 1: Can Freedom of Speech and Content Moderation Coexist?
No full textIn the first panel of the symposium, Mary Graw Leary, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, provided opening remarks. The panel provided a diversity of views and perspectives, breeding interesting conversation. After opening remarks from each panelist, they took time to look more closely at the different marginalized voices that are a part of the debate, how to bring all stakeholders together to address issues in Section 230, and to give final comments on the question posed by the panel\u27s title
The Inter-American Human Rights System: Challenges to Its Legitimacy and The Road Ahead
No full textOn the afternoon of April 26, The Catholic University of America’s Center for Human Rights and the Law School\u27s Center for Law & the Human Person co-hosted a symposium entitled, The Inter-American Human Rights System: Challenges to Its Legitimacy and The Road Ahead. The event, which took place in Slowinski Courtroom, invited attendees to confront the questions of how to safeguard the legitimacy and authority of the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights to shape the understanding of human rights and freedoms in the Americas after its partial renewal this year.
The program began with a brief introduction from William Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights, and a warm welcome from Elizabeth Kirk, Director of the Center for Law and the Human Person. Saunders shared his appreciation for the University’s many centers and interdisciplinary approach to exploring the ideas of human rights before providing a brief summary of the Inter-American Human Rights System. He then turned the program over to the guest speakers — each of whom provided their reflections on the system from their various perspectives
Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law (6th ed.)
No full textThis problem-based book reflects the authors’ broad range of teaching, clinical, and policy-making experience. The book’s carefully crafted ethical problems challenge students to engage in a deep analysis and participate in lively class discussion. Features include: Real-world problems, most based on actual cases, in which students are asked to step into the shoes of practicing lawyers to confront difficult ethical dilemmas that often arise in practice.https://scholarship.law.edu/fac_books/1146/thumbnail.jp
