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
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
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
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
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
In an essay on National Review Online—"Unsound and Unfit"—and in an extensive series of blog posts on National Review Online's Bench Memos blog, EPPC President Ed Whelan has
HHS Contraception Mandate vs. Religious Freedom
On C-Span's "Washington Journal," EPPC President Ed Whelan criticized the Obamacare's contraception mandate as a stark violation of religious liberty. Watch his segment below or at C-Span here.
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.
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.
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."
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."
