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JWI Celebrates Fellowship Alumni Achievements

JWI Celebrates Fellowship Alumni Achievements

Please join us in celebrating two of our James Wilson Fellowship Alumni who have recently received incredible honors. Judge Jordan Pratt (JWI '14) was nominated by President Trump to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle…

JWI Co-Director Named to Trump Admin. Religious Liberty Commission Advisory Board

We are delighted to share that President Trump named three James Wilson Affiliated Scholars, staff, and faculty to support the Executive Branch’s new Religious Liberty Commission! Our Co-Director Professor Gerry Bradley and JWI Affiliated…

Spring 2025 Law School Seminars on Natural Law Jurisprudence

Spring 2025 Law School Seminars on Natural Law Jurisprudence

"This was the best seminar I have ever attended. The setting was so intimate, the arguments crisp and the wisdom precise." - Onyeka Aralu, NYU Law Student Seminar Participant We are thrilled to recap our busy winter visiting three…

Zachary Bluestone '17 Becomes First JWI Fellow Nominated for Federal Judgeship!

Zachary Bluestone '17 Becomes First JWI Fellow Nominated for Federal Judgeship!

Lately JWI has celebrated several "firsts." Gerry Bradley, our first Co-Director; the Winter Fellowship, our first program expansion; Prof. Justin Dyer, our first Senior Fellow. And now, we are thrilled to share an exciting “first”…

Welcoming Our First Senior Fellow, Justin Dyer

Welcoming Our First Senior Fellow, Justin Dyer

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 27 2025

It is with great pleasure that we announce our first Senior Fellow, Professor Justin Dyer.

Reflecting on the 2025 James Wilson Winter Fellowship

Reflecting on the 2025 James Wilson Winter Fellowship

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 21 2025

Reflections on the 13th James Wilson Fellowship class hosted in January 2025.

Fellowship Alumna Spotlight: Professor Hayley Stillwell '19

Fellowship Alumna Spotlight: Professor Hayley Stillwell '19

For over a decade, the James Wilson Institute has worked to restore the teaching of first principles to young lawyers. Our approach, that teaches law and morality as inextricably bound together, recovers the "truth" at the heart of…

Fall 2024 Natural Law Jurisprudence Seminars at Harvard & Notre Dame Law Schools

Fall 2024 Natural Law Jurisprudence Seminars at Harvard & Notre Dame Law Schools

This fall, we witnessed the further flourishing of our Natural Law Jurisprudence Seminars at Law Schools. With gatherings of eager students at Notre Dame Law School and Harvard Law School, two institutions where we have hosted seminars in…

Reflecting on the 2024 James Wilson Summer Fellowship

Reflecting on the 2024 James Wilson Summer Fellowship

By Garrett Snedeker • Aug 21 2024

Reflections on the 12th James Wilson Fellowship class hosted in August 2024.

Once More Into the Breach: Making Again the Case for Natural Law - Webinar with Hadley Arkes

Once More Into the Breach: Making Again the Case for Natural Law - Webinar with Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 11 2024

JWI Founder and co-director Hadley Arkes discussed themes from his recent book Mere Natural Law in a webinar co-sponsored by JWI and the Catholic Bar Association.

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