The concept of rights is not a modern innovation springing from an ideology of radical individualism and opposed to the common good.
Adam J. MacLeod
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Adam J. MacLeod.
Oct 3, 2023
We do not need activist judges to restore the common law; we need judges who are trained and disposed to see that it is still there.
Oct 6, 2021
By discerning the will of the lawmaker, jurists can apply “old answers to new questions” in a way that preserves the integrity of the Constitution.
Nov 23, 2020
Pirates are still piratical. And just reprisals are still a lawful way to bring them to justice.
Apr 1, 2019
Self-governing people make—design, craft, and promulgate—law to govern their own and others’ choices and actions.
May 4, 2015
Ginsburg’s question presupposes an inaccurate (to put it mildly) narrative about the development of marriage law.
Adam J. MacLeod is Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University and Research Fellow of the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy.