Over 50 distinguished legal academics have voiced their support of Jennifer Mascott's nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Read the full letter: loom.ly/OvEAsVI

As classes begin again at the Columbus School of Law, CIT is excited to share the events we have lined up for this academic year. We're bringing together minds from a variety of distinguished academic institutions, including Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, Notre Dame Law

Voices across the legal community are uniting in support of Jennifer Mascott’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Access the full letters here: loom.ly/n-JAK4o

For the fourth consecutive year, 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

The Supreme Court will begin its 2025-2026 term on Monday, October 6th! Learn about the consequential cases before the Court this term at these panel events, featuring CIT's own Prof. @KevinCWalsh and Prof. Chad Squitieri. Watch the Federalist Society's SCOTUS preview,

This year’s Constitution Day at Stanford Law School went straight to the heart of modern constitutional debate: should judges interpret the U.S. Constitution through an originalist lens or a progressive one? Held September 26 in Paul Brest Hall, the annual event marked the federal

Yesterday, on October 9th, 2025, Prof. Jenn Mascott was confirmed for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. @JennMascott we extend a warm congratulations on behalf of your friends and colleagues at CIT!

On October 15th, 2025, CIT hosted its fourth annual event entitled “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A Jurist’s Perspective.” The conversation, hosted by Judge Kyle Duncan and featuring Judge William Nardini and Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, provided judges with the opportunity to

On October 24, Professor Daniel Epps, the Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law at WashULaw 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

‘The Courts Might as Well Just Shut Down’ As the Supreme Court takes up Trump’s tariffs, we had two conservative scholars fight it out. A smart debate between Stanford Law School's Michael McConnell and Catholic Law's Chad Squitieri, hosted by Ankush Khardori politico.com/news/magazine/…

Divided Argument podcast co-host Professor Daniel Epps presented his forthcoming article, Justifying the Fourth Amendment, at Catholic Law's Faculty Workshop last month. The workshop series is sponsored by CIT, and Prof. Epps remarked on his time there in the latest Divided

Join CIT and Paul Larkin, Prof. Michael Rappaport, Prof. Chad Squitieri, and Prof. Natalie Schmidt at @heritage next week! About the event: In recent years, the major questions doctrine has been thought of as an exception to Chevron deference. In Loper Bright v. Raimondo, the

CIT Managing Director Chad Squitieri was featured in Wednesday's 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.

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

Join CIT and Judge Richard J. Sullivan, Judge Stephanos Bibas, and Professor William Kamin at Catholic Information Center tomorrow! About the Event: Mercy is, of course, a virtue. But jurists disagree over whether it is within their appropriate institutional role to exercise mercy when sentencing

Last week, CIT and IHE teamed up for the Eighth Annual Human Rights Lecture for the M.A. in Human Rights Program: “Saving Human Rights in the New World Order,” featuring Mary Ann Glendon. Professor Glendon is the Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita, at Harvard University 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

CIT Director J. Joel Alicea recently appeared on EWTN Global Catholic Network Nightly News with Veronica Dudo to analyze the December 8 oral argument in the pivotal Supreme Court case, Trump v. Slaughter. Watch here (start at the 4 min mark!) 👇 loom.ly/MLY3j_A