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"Memories of Nino" --Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 15 2016

In the wake of the tragic passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, Prof. Arkes shares a personal account of Justice Scalia's legacy in First Things. "Friends will be asked in the days ahead to give accounts, or offer statements on his legacy,…

"The March for Life and the Emptiness of Conservative Jurisprudence"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 26 2016

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Arkes critiques the mainstream conservative jural response to abortion. Only when judges and legislators are past the empty formulas of what is considered "conservative jurisprudence" can they deal with…

"Judges and Their Occupational Hazards"—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 1 2015

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses the craft of judging in light of a 2016 Supreme Court case on the regulation of abortion clinics in Texas. "Women near Corpus Christi would have to travel then about 235 miles to…

"Can the Political Branches Counter the Courts on Marriage and Abortion?: Teaching Conservatives Again What They Once Used To Know"--Prof. Hadley Arkes at the Thomas More Society of America, D.C. Chapter

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 28 2015

"Ryan Anderson’s Powerful Case for Marriage"—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 20 2015

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes reviews Dr. Ryan Anderson's book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom. Arkes finds Anderson's argument which defends marriage between one man and one woman as…

Born-Alive Survivors of Abortion Protection Act--A Conversation with Prof. Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 29 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down with Lutheran Public Radio on Sept. 29th for a chat about the Born-Alive Survivors of Abortion Protection Act, a bill for which he and a working group he assembled helped draft provisions.

Interview with Prof. Hadley Arkes on KFYO Radio in Lubbock, TX

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 16 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses his 2015 Constitution Day lecture and the state of abortion politics in the U.S. during an interview with Chad Hasty on KFYO Radio in Lubbock, TX.

"After Obergefell: Facing the Main Question"—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 11 2015

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, in "After Obergefell: Facing the Main Question," calls for the political branches to counteract the Court's marriage decision with more substantive arguments in defense of marriage as the…

"Fetal Heartbeat and the Judicial Imagination"—Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 28 2015

Reflecting on the recent 8th Circuit ruling that calls for the Supreme Court to reevaluate its abortion precedent, Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses "Fetal Heartbeat and the Judicial Imagination" in The Catholic Thing. Some excerpts: "These…

"The Paths of Resistance"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2015

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes, in "The Paths of Resistance," offers two possible (legislative) steps that can be taken in light of the Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Some excerpts: "In the aftermath of…

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