Natural Law

St. George Tucker and the Theology of the Common Law law

St. George Tucker and the Theology of the Common Law

Jon Rowe November 26, 2018

Thomas Jefferson disagreed with Blackstone's notion that "Christianity is part of the common law." Legal jurist St....

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A Postmodernist Defends Natural Law

Kyle Cupp May 8, 2014

Is Natural Law theory closed off to doubt and pluralism?

Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Inherent Problem with “Natural Law” [Updated] IFRL-Mindiv-lucas-mordzin-1061221-unsplash

Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Inherent Problem with “Natural Law” [Updated]

Tod Kelly May 6, 2014

One of Natural Law's most famous apostles (and one who also happens to be the current Chief...

The Development of Sex, Marriage, and Nature in Christian Thought

Kyle Cupp July 9, 2013

“To have intercourse without intending children is to violate nature, which we must take as our teacher.” ...

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The judge as moral philosopher

Tim Kowal April 16, 2013

Reviewing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner’s Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts...

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The Doomsday Provision

Tim Kowal January 3, 2013

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Guns In America. You can read the...

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Presuppositional Constitutionalism

Tim Kowal May 21, 2012

Does the Constitution assume certain presuppositions on the part of those it means to govern? If so,...

Talk to Me Like I’m Stupid : Natural Law Edition IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.the-well-in-the-wood-at-ariccia

Talk to Me Like I’m Stupid : Natural Law Edition

Tod Kelly May 13, 2012

I’d like to ask a favor of my fellow Leaguers, especially the ones that know more about...

Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…