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Defend Our Laws: Justice Matters
By Edward Whelan
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2011
As conservatives begin sorting through the field of Republican presidential candidates, it's important to assess how the candidates form their positions on selecting Supreme Court justices and directing the Department of Justice.  [Read More]
Can Marriage Be Saved?
By Edward Whelan
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
The more confusion there is about the mission of marriage, the less well marriage will perform its critical mission. And the millions and millions of victims of a broken marriage culture—children born into unstable or nonexistent families—will continue to pile up, with all the attendant disastrous consequences.  [Read More]
Senate Testimony on Defending Marriage
By Edward Whelan
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Far from respecting marriage, the mistitled "Respect for Marriage Act of 2011" would empty the term of any core content. Legislators who genuinely want to respect marriage should defend traditional marriage, not undermine it.  [Read More]
Disclosure Delayed Is Justice Denied
The judge who threw out Prop 8 should have been disqualified.
By Edward Whelan
Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Former judge Vaughn Walker's recent revelation that he has been in a same-sex relationship for the past ten years means that he should have disqualified himself from taking part in the anti-Prop 8 case—and that his judgment in that case should be vacated.  [Read More]
House of Representatives Testimony on Defending Marriage
By Edward Whelan
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
Testifying in the House of Representatives, EPPC President Ed Whelan criticized the Obama administration's recent decision to abandon defending—or, more precisely, to abandon even pretending to defend—the federal Defense of Marriage Act.  [Read More]
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Green Bag Honors EPPC Amicus Brief

The Green Bag has bestowed its award for Exemplary Legal Writing for 2005 on EPPC's amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the presence of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas capitol. Congratulations and thanks to Mark A. Perry, Daniel J. Davis, Ryan P. Meyers, and Dustin K. Palmer, all of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, for their outstanding work. This EPPC brief was one of only two briefs to receive this award. 

Recent Events

The Next Supreme Court Vacancy
Lessons from the Roberts and Alito Confirmation Processes

Mar 14, 2006

Two leading commentators on the Roberts and Alito nominations, EPPC President Ed Whelan and New Republic legal affairs editor Jeffrey Rosen, explored what lessons can be drawn from the successful confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. If President Bush has the opportunity to nominate another Supreme Court justice, how can the Administration best apply those lessons in order to achieve another victory? How can opponents wage a more effective campaign against a future Bush nominee? Washington Post reporter Charles Lane, one of the nation's best Supreme Court reporters, moderated the discussion. Audio of this event is now available.

Justice Antonin Scalia Launches EPPC Lecture Series
Supreme Court Justice speaks on "The Courts and Democracy"

Sep 20, 2004

What is the appropriate role of the federal judiciary in our republic? What would the Framers of the Constitution think of today's activist judges? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helped launch EPPC's Fall 2004 lecture series with remarks on "The Courts and Democracy."

M. Edward Whelan III
Blogging on the Courts

EPPC President Edward Whelan, the director of the program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture, is a leading contributor to Bench Memos, National Review Online's award-winning blog on judicial nominations and constitutional law. You can read a list of all of his postings here.

Paul Mirengoff of the influential Power Line blog has said, "Blogs like NRO’s Bench Memos … enable legal super-stars like Ed Whelan to shoot down bad arguments against nominees within hours." 


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