Americans are increasingly looking to the law as the moral arbiter for our times. High-profile court cases on gay marriage, affirmative action, and the death penalty highlight the trend. But so do ...

As I discuss philosophical questions with my high school students, I find that they tend to gravitate toward ethical dilemmas and “What-would-you-do-in-this-situation” type conversations. It is ...

A law named for morality crusader Anthony Comstock (left) is being used to argue against abortion medicationilbusca/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal appeals court discussed an ...

More than a quarter of a century ago, I had a client who had bribed a building inspector. Unbeknownst to him, the building inspector was cooperating with the government and wearing a wire. So the ...

Many are alarmed by the recent news that New York and Virginia may allow “late-term” abortions. Assuming that “late-term” means “nearly born,” they want to outlaw an obvious evil. To think clearly ...

Let's imagine that President Trump gave a White House news conference in the nude. "As you can see," he might say, paraphrasing the semi-apocryphal quip Winston Churchill made when FDR accidentally ...

The Diplomat Season 3 ties fiction to reality with the Law of the Sea Treaty — here’s what it means and why the U.S. still won’t sign it.

Let’s imagine that President Trump gave a White House news conference in the nude. “As you can see,” he might say, paraphrasing the semi-apocryphal quip Winston Churchill made when FDR accidentally ...

The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules ...

A federal appeals court discussed an obscure, 150-year-old morality law in its decision on abortion medication mifepristone. A challenge to the legality of sending abortion medications via mail ...