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1 Apr 2024, 4:31 am by Gwendolyn Whidden
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE In his annual Easter message, Pope Francis called for an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza. [read post]
23 Dec 2023, 7:16 pm by admin
Back in 1985, in connection with Agent Orange litigation, the late Judge Jack Weinstein wrote what was correct then, and even more so today, that “laboratory animal studies are generally viewed with more suspicion than epidemiological studies, because they require making the assumption that chemicals behave similarly in different species. [read post]
18 Sep 2023, 2:44 am by Seán Binder
Critics of Pope Pius XII  say he remained silent as the Holocaust raged. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding
During my recent visit to Columbia Law School, Professor John Coffee shared with me a draft of a short article that later appeared in the New York Law Journal.[1] Coffee’s article assessed the prospects in the U.S. [read post]
12 May 2023, 6:00 am by Sandy Levinson
  In my first book, Constitutional Faith, I compared this institutional theory to that of the Roman Catholic Church’s assignment of authority to the Pope, who in certain circumstances is indeed regarded as “infallible. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 8:39 am by Will Korn
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics is now accepting nominations for the 15th annual Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award. [read post]
29 Jan 2023, 4:40 am by Frank Cranmer
The Pope and same-sex relationships In an interview with Associated Press, Pope Francis is quoted as saying that laws criminalising homosexuality are unjust and that the Church can and should work to put an end to them: “It must do this. [read post]
10 Jul 2022, 6:30 am by Sandy Levinson
  Our own Jack Balkin tries to split the difference by elaborating what he calls “living originalism,” but Vermeule, although respectful, clearly does not believe that Balkin has squared the circle. [read post]
21 Jun 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
[8] See id. at 389-90, 395-96; see also id. at 395-96 (analogizing the Court to the Pope, whose Biblical interpretations Catholics treat as definitive); LEVINSON, supra note 1, at 9-53 (emphasizing that the Constitution and a sacred text are both written, permanent, and viewed as binding authority) [read post]
30 Nov 2021, 7:13 am by Staff
The award is named for former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack Pope, one of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics’ founders and the first individual to receive the Award in 2009. [read post]
23 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 2020 Presidential Polls Suffered Worst Performance in Decades, Report Says MSN – Dan Balz (Washington Post) | Published: 7/18/2021 Public opinion polls in the 2020 presidential election suffered from errors of “unusual magnitude,” the highest in 40 years for surveys estimating the national popular vote and in at least 20 years for state-level polls, according to a study. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Trump Leans into Attacks on Mail Voting, GOP Officials Confront Signs of Republican Turnout Crisis Washington Post – Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey | Published: 8/3/2020 Multiple public surveys show a growing divide between Democrats and Republicans about the security of voting by mail, with Republicans saying they are far less likely to trust it in November. [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 1:50 pm by Adam Faderewski
Simpson, of Houston, will receive the 2020 Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award. [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 1:34 pm by Nicholas Mosvick
If the Legislature elect, it will be the work of intrigue, of cabal, and of faction: it will be like the election of a pope by a conclave of cardinals; real merit will rarely be the title to the appointment. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 3:58 am by SHG
It’s not like 1960, when fears were raised about whether Jack Kennedy would owe his allegiance to the Pope. [read post]
31 Dec 2019, 8:15 am by Joshua Holt
More is known for standing up to King Henry VIII (played by Robert Shaw) and refusing to pressure the Pope into allowing the king to have his marriage annulled so he could remarry. [read post]
17 Nov 2019, 2:44 pm by Chuck Cosson
Tool Without A Handle:  “Book Review:  Tools and Weapons” “Since the dawn of time, any tool can be used for good or ill. [read post]