In his latest article for Our Sunday Visitor, Russell Shaw examines the recent history of the use of the death penalty in the United States and the evolution of the Catholic Church’s perspective. As the Supreme Court begins a new term and
Roe v. Wade is at the center of all Supreme Court confirmations — including Amy Coney Barrett’s
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that, since the case was decided in 1973, Roe v. Wade has been at the center of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justices — including Amy Coney Barrett’s. Shaw writes: “Roe did many things, most of
Although the Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, it is hardly business as usual since the court only has eight members on the bench and it is continuing to hear oral arguments by teleconference due to heath concerns.
The nation's high
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett examines the nomination of his friend, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Garnett writes: “I have had the privilege and pleasure of knowing Judge Barrett for
Eight days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 26 that Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, is his nominee to fill that
Two Catholic women judges are on the short list of possible candidates to fill the vacant Supreme Court justice seat after the Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The judges are Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate court judge in Chicago,
On matters of concern to the Catholic Church, from abortion and religious liberty to health care and immigration, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the prospect of a bruising political fight over replacing her create a volatile mix
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at age 87, has been described in countless tributes as a cultural icon and a giant despite her small size.
"Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme
As part of what seems to be a new trend for the Supreme Court, it will once again take up a religious liberty case in its new term with oral arguments Nov. 4 in a case about a Catholic social service agency
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled against a proposal that could have paved the way for the decriminalization of abortion across the country.
In a 4-1 decision handed down July 29, the high court's first bench voted down a proposal to uphold a lower court