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:
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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...
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...
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...
Read the full article, Bruen was Right: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5122492
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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...