Sub Deo et Lege

Ep. 34. In which we consider Chapter 1 of Magnifica Humanitas.

Ep. 33. In which we consider for the first time together Magnifica Humanitas.

Ep. 32. In which we discuss proposed assisted suicide legislation for Virginia.

Ep. 31. In which we discuss legal essences and "religion" in a recent case.

Ep. 30. In which we reflect on what Catholics believe about the roots of law and rights.

Ep. 29. In which we discuss a new moment of civic renewal in higher education with Lee Strang.

Ep. 28. In which we discuss establishment, disestablishment, conscience, and conformity with Prof. Nathan Chapman in relation to his book with Prof. Michael McConnell.

Ep. 27. In which we discuss Providence and godlessness in America with Professor Steven Smith in his new book.

Ep. 26. In which we offer some guarded rapid reactions in real-time to the opinions on the last day of the Supreme Court’s term.

Ep. 25. In which we discuss what a required Jurisprudence course in a Catholic law school just might be today.

Ep. 24. In which we go "old school" once again to discuss a new book by an old friend on the dark secrets of lethal injection.

Ep. 23. In which we reflect on the legal categories of status, conduct, belief, and message with an old friend.

Ep. 22 In which we discuss Section 25 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 and Calder v. Bull in light of an upcoming symposium in Connecticut.

Ep. 21. In which we reflect on ABA accreditation requirements and the semiotics of group academic letters.

Ep. 20. In which we converse with representatives of the Catholic Law faculty "youth movement" while they roam abroad presenting scholarly papers.

Ep. 19. In which we discuss with Mary Catherine Martin what Virginia can learn from the process that led to Missouri's "Death Star" Amendment 3.

Ep. 18. In which we consider whether Rahimi was right in relation to the rise of modern judicial review as explained by Prof. Christopher Wolfe.

Ep. 17. In which we welcome our Columbus Law colleague and friend Prof. Joel Alicea to discuss his forthcoming law review article, Bruen Was Right.

Ep. 16. In which we commend lawyers to read Thomas Hobbes, and we acknowledge Charlemagne the Dog.

In this episode, Kevin and Marc compare and contrast some of Aquinas's guidance on concrete ethical issues for lawyers and judges with what we find in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and related provisions for judges.

In this episode, Kevin and Marc discuss St. Thomas Aquinas' Treatise on Law and his Treatise on Justice in the Summa Theologiae, arguing that American law students are too often unjustly deprived of the insights of the latter. The better known Treatise on Law, they contend, is only adequately understood in the light of this other part of the Summa. Kevin and Marc also speculate about contemporary applications of the treatise to areas including the law of affirmative action, torts, crime, and more. Join us for this rangy Thomistic discussion!

In this episode, Marc and Kevin reflect on the Trump ballot disqualification case, the fortunes of originalism and formalism at the Supreme Court, HLA Hart's internal point of view, and the importance of rules for interpretation of Scripture in St. Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana. Join us to see how it all comes together!

In this episode, Marc and Kevin welcome Elizabeth Kirk, Co-Director of the Center for Law and the Human Person, Research Associate and Lecturer at the Columbus School of Law, and a fine scholar of family law. We discuss the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling concerning the legal status of embryos outside the womb under Alabama's Wrongful Death Act and the Alabama Constitution. Join us!

In this our first podcast, Marc De Girolami and Kevin Walsh describe what Sub Deo will be: a podcast about life, law, and learning in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition "under God." A different sort of legal academic podcast, by a different sort of law professor, meant for, as St. Augustine once put it, all wayfarers in this world on the long road to God.