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 […]
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 […]
Seton Hall’s Professor Brian Murray Discusses Liberalism and Criminal Justice at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop
On November 21, Seton Hall Law’s Professor Brian Murray presented his forthcoming article, Liberalism, The Founding, and American Criminal Justice, at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop. Set to be published in the Notre Law Review in 2026, the article explores the intersection of critiques of liberalism as a political philosophy and contemporary criminal justice reform, while also analyzing the Founders’ original design […]
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri published in Law & Liberty
11.19.2025 “What comes next for the nondelegation doctrine? In Nondelegation Without Chaos, Professor John O. McGinnis offers some characteristically insightful thoughts. In particular, he outlines obstacles standing in the way of a reinvigorated nondelegation doctrine, and offers a proposed means of overcoming them. While I agree with much of his analysis, he overlooks one of the most […]
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea featured in 2025 Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea brought his expertise to the 2025 Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention during a panel discussion titled The Viability of Bruen: Challenges and Applications. With two forthcoming law review articles—Bruen and the Founding-Era Conception of Rights, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026), and Bruen Was Right, 174 U. Pa. L. […]
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri featured on CSPAN
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri joined CSPAN this morning, to preview the Supreme Court tariff argument with William & Mary Law Professor Jonathan Adler. Watch the full segment here.
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri featured in Politico Magazine
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri was featured in a Politico Magazine piece that explored the tariff powers of the President. Prof. Squitieri debated Michael McConnell, a Stanford Law professor and former judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Prof. McConnell is a counsel of record for challengers of the Trump Administration’s […]
WashU Law’s Professor Daniel Epps Explores Fourth Amendment Justification at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop
On October 24, Professor Daniel Epps, the Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law at WashU Law and co-host of the legal podcast Divided Argument, presented his forthcoming article, Justifying the Fourth Amendment, at Catholic Law’s Faculty Workshop. Set to be published in the Vanderbilt Law Review in 2026, the article delves into the rationale for enshrining search-and-seizure […]
CIT’s Opening Event for the 2025-2026 Academic Year: A Conversation with Justice Clarence Thomas
For the fourth consecutive year, the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT) opened its academic year of programming by hosting a conversation with a Supreme Court Justice. On Thursday, September 25th, CIT welcomed Justice Clarence Thomas to address faculty, students, and alumni of Catholic Law. The conversation was moderated by CIT […]
CIT Announces 2025-2026 Faculty Workshops
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea was appointed to serve as Catholic Law’s Associate Dean of Faculty Research for the 2025-2026 academic year. In this role, Prof. Alicea will oversee monthly faculty workshops, designed to provide scholars with the opportunity to present papers in progress and to receive constructive feedback from the scholars in attendance. CIT is proud […]
CIT Director J. Joel Alicea Explores Landmark Supreme Court Case on Prayer in Schools in PragerU Video
Prof. J. Joel Alicea delves into the pivotal 1962 Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale in a new PragerU educational video. The case, which held that government-composed prayer in public schools was unconstitutional, marked a turning point in the relationship between religion and public life in America. Prof. Alicea unpacks the Court’s decision and its far-reaching consequences, shedding […]
CIT Managing Director Prof. Chad Squitieri featured on Fox Business
Prof. Chad Squitieri joined Mornings with Maria on the Fox Business Network to discuss President Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook for cause, and her legal action in response. According to Prof. Squitieri, “The executive power is vested in one person, the President of the United States, and the Supreme Court has […]
CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri testifies before U.S. Senate
On July 30th, 2025, CIT Managing Director Prof. Chad Squitieri testified before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. You can watch Prof. Squitieri’s testimony (starting at 39:50) and read the transcript at this link:https://lnkd.in/e_dnTHSk
Fmr. Aquinas Fellow Josh Divine confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a District Court Judge
CIT is delighted to celebrate the Senate confirmation of former Aquinas Fellow Josh Divine to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. Prior to his confirmation, Mr. Divine served as the Solicitor General of Missouri, overseeing the office’s appellate and special litigation divisions. Before serving as Solicitor General, Mr. […]
CIT Affiliated Fellow Jennifer Mascott nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
CIT extends its congratulations to Affiliated Fellow Jenn Mascott on her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In announcing her nomination, President Trump wrote that Prof. Mascott is a “highly respected constitutional law professor, [who] served in the Department of Justice during [Trump’s] first term, and currently works in the […]