CIT Announces the 2026-2027 Aquinas Fellows
CIT is proud to announce its fifth class of the Aquinas Fellowship. The Aquinas Fellowship is a program for young lawyers in the D.C. area that examines the relationship between the Catholic intellectual tradition and American constitutionalism. The program consists of eight monthly seminar-like discussions conducted by leading scholars in the fields of theology, philosophy, […]
CIT Announces our 2026-2027 Visiting Jurists
We are delighted to announce that Judge Kyle Duncan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Whitney Hermandorfer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will serve as CIT’s Visiting Jurists for the 2026-2027 academic year. Through the Visiting Jurist Program, Judges Duncan and Hermandorfer will co-teach […]
CIT Announces 2026 Fall Events
We are thrilled to share another robust calendar of fall events which bring together scholars, jurists, and public intellectuals for conversations at the intersection of law, faith, and the American constitutional tradition: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion: A Conversation with Author Luke Burgis with Luke Burgis and Kevin C. Walsh September 24th […]
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri Delivers Lecture to NCLA’s Ginsburg-Scalia Fellows
Professor Chad Squitieri, Managing Director of CIT, and Director of the Separation of Powers Institute, delivered a lecture to the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s (NCLA) Scalia-Ginsburg Fellows on June 30 at NCLA’s headquarters. NCLA describes the Ginsburg-Scalia Fellowship as bringing together Fellows “from both sides of the political aisle – nine Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fellows and nine Antonin Scalia Fellows – nominated for participation by the law firms where they will be working as summer associates.”
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea Offers Expert Commentary on SCOTUS Cases Testing Presidential Authority
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea was quoted in a recent Fox News Digital article examining two high-stakes Supreme Court cases testing President Trump’s authority to remove federal officials. The article, titled “Trump’s firing power faces twin Supreme Court tests, but one agency may get special treatment,” analyzes the legal distinctions between Slaughter v. Trump and […]
Congratulations to the 2026 Ex Corde Fellows
On Thursday, May 21, we gathered to honor our graduating Ex Corde Fellows at a ceremony led by Prof. Elizabeth Kirk, Director of the Center for Law and the Human Person, and Prof. Chad Squitieri, Managing Director of CIT. The celebration recognized those students whose significant participation in the fellowship’s activities has earned them the […]
CIT and Notre Dame host Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for conclusion of their Conference
On Thursday, April 9th, Catholic Law’s Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT), in partnership with Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government and Catholic University’s Carroll Forum for Citizenship and Public Life, concluded their symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a conversation featuring Justice Brett […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers virtual address at CIT’s Conference, Endowed by Their Creator: Catholicism, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Experiment at 250
On Thursday, April 9th, Catholic Law’s Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, together with Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government and Catholic University’s Carroll Forum for Citizenship and Public Life, co-hosted a symposium celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial. The day brought together leading scholars and public intellectuals from across the country […]
CIT partners with Notre Dame and the Carroll Forum to mark American semiquincentennial with April 9 symposium in Washington
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, CIT partners with the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) at the University of Notre Dame and the Carroll Forum for Citizenship and Public Life at the Catholic University of America to host a major academic symposium examining Catholicism and the American founding. Titled Endowed […]
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea receives Joseph Story Award
We are thrilled to announce that this Saturday, March 14, CIT Director J. Joel Alicea received the Joseph Story Award at the Federalist Society’s Annual National Student Symposium. The Joseph Story Award is given each year to a young academic (40 and under or 10 years on the tenure track or fewer) who has demonstrated […]
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea delivers remarks on new article by Prof. Blocher and Prof. Siegel
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea served as an official commentator on an article by Joseph Blocher and Reva Siegel at the University of San Diego’s Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism’s annual Originalism Works in Progress Conference. Prof. Alicea’s remarks begin at 9:58:
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea reflects on Justice Scalia’s legacy
A decade has passed since the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, yet his influence on American law is greater now than it has ever been. To honor this enduring legacy, last week, the American Enterprise Institute hosted a two-day symposium, “Justice Antonin Scalia’s Legacy: 10 Years Later,” led by Yuval Levin and Adam J. White […]
CIT Former Aquinas Fellow Katie Lane nominated to serve as a Federal Judge for the District of Montana
CIT is delighted to celebrate the nomination of former Aquinas Fellow Katie Lane to serve as a federal judge for the District of Montana. Prior to her nomination on February 12, Ms. Lane served as senior legal counsel at the Republican National Committee. She previously was an associate at Consovoy McCarthy PLLC in Arlington, Virginia. […]
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri Delivers 2026 Mirror of Justice Lecture
On February 10, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law hosted its annual Mirror of Justice Lecture in the Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom. This year’s lecturer, CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri, was selected by the Saint John Paul II Guild of Catholic Lawyers to deliver the address. His lecture, titled “Reflections on Structure […]
Harvard Law’s Ruth L. Okediji Presents ‘Sacred Art and the Limits of a Secular Public Domain’ at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop
On January 30, Ruth L. Okediji, the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Co-Director of the Berkman Klein Center, presented her forthcoming paper, Sacred Art and the Limits of a Secular Public Domain, at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop.
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea’s article recognized among Top Downloads of 2025 by Legal Theory Blog
The Legal Theory Blog, a much-respected website on legal scholarship, named Professor J. Joel Alicea’s 2025 article, “Originalism, the Administrative State, and the Clash of Political Theories” as one of its top 10 articles of the year.
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea’s article published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review
Read the full article, Bruen was Right: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5122492
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea featured on EWTN Nightly News
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea recently appeared on EWTN News with Veronica Dudo to analyze the December 8 oral argument in the pivotal Supreme Court case, Trump v. Slaughter.
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea joins Federalist Society Panel to discuss Trump v. Slaughter
The discussion, titled “Is This the End of Humphrey’s Executor? The Impact of Trump v. Slaughter Ahead of Oral Arguments,” delved into a precedent that has fundamentally shaped independent federal agencies.
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea Submits Supreme Court Brief in Second Amendment Case
On Monday, CIT Director J. Joel Alicea submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in the case of Wolford v. Lopez. The case examines whether Hawaii’s law, which presumptively prohibits licensed concealed carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without express permission from […]
