How much did the Catholic intellectual tradition influence the common law? If that question interests you, here's a new draft essay, The Influence of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on the Common ...

A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere Death’s Misunderstood Sting Trump’s Pivot on Ukraine Can Bring Peace Trump Is Right. Christians Are Threatened Across the Globe Putin Is Sure ...

Barbara Hewson is a tenant at Hardwicke Building. On 24 April the Judicial Studies Board (JSB) issued draft guidance on the wearing of veils in court. It is remarkably one-sided, displaying little ...

On Tuesday, James R. Stoner of Louisiana State spoke at AEI’s annual Walter Berns Constitution Day lecture. He argued that, although many conceive of common law and originalism as contradictory, the ...

The legal system that operates in the United Arab Emirates (uae)—like that in many countries across the Gulf—is a blend of French civil and Islamic Sharia law. But this summer Dubai announced that it ...

Is forty years too far along for a book review? Another look at A Common Law for the Age of Statutes by eminent Second Circuit Judge and Yale Law professor Guido Calabresi suggests no. Published in ...

Scott Keller, the former solicitor general of Texas, now a partner at Baker Botts, has an important article forthcoming in the Stanford Law Review: Qualified and Absolute Immunity at Common Law: It ...

FORTY years ago the most conspicuous failure in the American governmental system was the administration of our large cities. To-day, by common consent, it is the administration of the law. The ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley, Mary O'Grady and Dan Henninger. Image: Chris Pizzello/Associated Press Support for European unification, in part ...