An Important Civics Lesson, Well Taught
COMMENTARY: Amy Coney Barrett’s new book is impressive for its display of public service lived vocationally.
COMMENTARY: Amy Coney Barrett’s new book is impressive for its display of public service lived vocationally.
COMMENTARY: From the martyrs of the early Church to modern leaders like Erika Kirk and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, women show how faith strengthens families, communities and nations.
Speaking at her alma mater, Barrett urged students to model civil discourse while sharing personal insights on family life and judicial philosophy.
ANALYSIS: The Catholic jurist has been criticized by online commentators for her unfavorable decisions in recent cases involving the president and his administration’s policies.
Senator Lindsey Graham asked Judge Jackson if she could ‘fairly judge a Catholic’ to highlight the hypocrisy of those who made an issue of the faith of previous Supreme Court nominees.
A number of questions from the justices focused on the principle of stare decisis, a Latin phrase roughly meaning “to stand by things that have been decided,” and understood to mean that the court generally stands by its own precedent.
Arguing her case before the Supreme Court, Julie Rikelman, representing the abortion clinic challenging the Mississippi law, framed adoption as a burdensome and unrealistic option — but Justice Barrett offered another perspective
Perhaps those who would best preserve our religious freedom are those who are most complete in their daily practice of religion, including judges such as Amy Coney Barrett
In the cases of California v. Texas and Texas v. California, the court will consider whether the law should be struck down if its “individual mandate” was effectively nullified by Congress in 2017.
Though the landmark abortion precedent may be on its way out in the wake of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation, struggles at the federal and state level could undercut pro-life momentum.
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