Big news! The White House names JWI Co-Director Professor Gerry Bradley to Advisory Board of Religious Liberty Commission More 👇 whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…

I must confess to being surprised and touched by the warm welcome on X, from long-time friends Steven F. Hayward & Kathryn Jean Lopez, but also from Edward Feser , whom I’ve admired for so long. Thank you all, and now… I should see if I have anything to say.

We are thrilled to announce our newest class of James Wilson Summer Fellows! Under the instruction of Profs. Hadley Arkes & Gerry Bradley, in addition to other notable scholars, this cohort will learn the foundations of Natural Law jurisprudence; those fundamental teachings no

Congratulations, Zachary! We are immensely proud of all your accomplishments. We look forward to the Senate confirming you to a judgeship on the Eastern District of Missouri.

Now on SSRN! A draft of my latest paper forthcoming in Dᴇɴᴠ. L. Rᴇᴠ. - I argue that certain originalist theses, as described by Stephen E. Sachs, Lawrence Solum, and Randy Barnett, among others, transcend originalism and are still applicable to the classical natural law tradition of

Ah, now some of the main coordinates in the world are being set in place. The next step is to return the Latin Mass to Comiskey Park.

The Supreme Court has sustained the authority of the people of Tennessee to bar parents from ordering those disfiguring and life-changing, transgendered surgeries children—and in the same way sustained the authority of the States to sweep away any inhibitions on the ordering of

Make sure to read Hadley Arkes on #Skrmetti opinion from #SCOTUS👇

We are thrilled to announce our Summer 2025 Fellowship Faculty! Co-Directors Hadley Arkes and Professor Gerry Bradley will be joined by Ryan T. Anderson, Prof. Justin Dyer, Prof. David Forte, Prof. Adam MacLeod, Prof. Daniel Mark and our Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker. Find their bios here:

I don’t understand the moaning of Justice Jackson and the liberal dissenters today, as the Court sustains the authority of South Carolina to refuse funding to Planned Parenthood as a part of Medicaid. Yes, Congress confirmed a right of free choice to patients in choosing their

Very interesting piece on Justice Thomas and Natural Law after #SCOTUS #Skrmetti decision 👇 The piece cites Hadley Arkes concerns about the opinion as well.

🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Natural Law is in its greatest moment of revival in over a century-and this time, it's here to stay. Today, we're excited to announce the launch of our newest podcast, Natural Law Moment, featuring co-hosts Hadley Arkes and Professor Gerry Bradley! Join us as two of

"Hey! What's this 'Natural Law Moment' I keep hearing about?" We're glad you asked! If you still haven't watched the first episode of our new podcast Natural Law Moment, let JWI Founder Hadley Arkes describe the phenomenon headed for your firms and benches. Get ahead of the

The Skrmetti decision was something of a paradox: right and wrong at the same time...but how so? In the fourth episode of our new podcast Natural Law Moment, Professor Hadley Arkes and Professor Gerry Bradley discuss where the Court was right, and where the Court seemed to "avoid the central