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. The blog, produced by Professor Lawrence Solum of the University of Virginia, described...
Read the full article, Bruen was Right: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5122492
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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. The case centers on the President’s authority to remove the heads of government agencies, raising significant questions about the separation of powers. Veronica Dudo’s...
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. Alongside other legal scholars, Prof. Alicea examined the historical and structural implications of Humphrey’s Executor, its profound impact on modern governance, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...