Legal Spirits
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Legal Spirits 049: A Canticle for Leibowitz & After Virtue
In this podcast, Marc and Mark discuss some of the common themes in two books that we recently read and reflected on with our students in the Centers Reading Society: Walter M. Miller, Jr.s A Cantic
Legal Spirits 048: The Rise of the Nones and American Law
Last month, the Center co-sponsored a panel, The Rise of the Nones and American Law, featuring Professors Steven Collis (University of Texas), Mark Movsesian (St. Johns) and Gregory Sisk (Universit
Legal Spirits Episode 047: “Christianity and Constitutionalism”
For our first podcast of 2023, we are delighted to welcome Professor Nicholas Aroney of the University of Queensland Law School, a distinguished constitutional law scholar who has co-edited (with Prof
Legal Spirits Episode 046: Sunday Closing Laws and New Year’s Eve
Last month, a federal court ruled that New York could constitutionally restrict the sale of alcohol when New Years falls on a Sunday, as it will this year. In our final podcast of 2022, we discuss th
Legal Spirits Episode 045: 303 Creative at SCOTUS Next Week
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear argument in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, an important case that pits free speech rights against anti-discrimination laws. A Christian web designer has challenged
Legal Spirits Episode 044: Traditionalism Rising
In this episode, Mark interviews Marc about his new article, Traditionalism Rising, on an important, emerging method of constitutional interpretation embraced by the Supreme Court across the domains
Legal Spirits Episode 043: The New Thoreaus
In this episode, Marc interviews Mark about his new article, The New Thoreaus, on the rise of the Nones and its impact on free-exercise law. Fifty years ago, in Wisconsin v. Yoder, the Supreme Court
Legal Spirits Episode 042: Two Blockbuster Decisions at SCOTUS
The October 2021 term has ended with a bang. In this episode, we discuss the Courts rulings in two significant church-and-state cases: Carson v. Makin, the Maine school funding case, and Kennedy v. B
Legal Spirits Episode 041: Learning in War-Time
In this episode of Legal Spirits, Center Co-Directors Mark Movsesian and Marc DeGirolami explore C.S. Lewiss great essay on the calling of the Christian scholar, Learning in War-Time. Lewis wrote t
Legal Spirits Episode 040: Raising the Christian Flag at City Hall
In this episode, Center Co-Directors Marc DeGirolami and Mark Movsesian explore another law and religion case recently argued at the Supreme Court, Shurtleff v. City of Boston, concerning whether a mu