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Patrick McKinley Brennan

2006

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Against Sovereignty: A Cautionary Note On The Normative Power Of The Actual, Patrick Mckinley Brennan Sep 2006

Against Sovereignty: A Cautionary Note On The Normative Power Of The Actual, Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

Drawing on classical and contemporary jurisprudence and political philosophy, this Essay argues that the Roberts Court should seize the next apt moment to abandon the doctrines of “sovereignty” and “sovereign dignity” that the Rehnquist Court developed over the decade that began with the 1996 decision in the Seminole case. Although pursued in service of the laudable goal of “our federalism,” these doctrines work a corruption of our legal, political, and moral self-understanding. As they do so, they distract the Court and the citizenry from the disciplined commitment to the rule of law and legal justice by which a body politic …


Review Of David Yamane, The Catholic Church In State Politics: Negotiating Prophetic Demands & Political Realities (Rowman & Littlefield 2005) (Invited), Patrick Mckinley Brennan Jul 2006

Review Of David Yamane, The Catholic Church In State Politics: Negotiating Prophetic Demands & Political Realities (Rowman & Littlefield 2005) (Invited), Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

No abstract provided.


J.C. Murray And The Natural Law: Comments On A Paper By Professor Thomas Berg, Patrick Mckinley Brennan Jul 2006

J.C. Murray And The Natural Law: Comments On A Paper By Professor Thomas Berg, Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

No abstract provided.


Law, Natural Law, And Human Intelligence: Living The Correlation, Patrick Brennan Dec 2005

Law, Natural Law, And Human Intelligence: Living The Correlation, Patrick Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

No abstract provided.


Asking The Right Questions: Harnessing The Insights Of Bernard Lonergan For The Rule Of Law (Lead Article), Patrick Mckinley Brennan Dec 2005

Asking The Right Questions: Harnessing The Insights Of Bernard Lonergan For The Rule Of Law (Lead Article), Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

No abstract provided.


The ‘Right’ Of Religious Liberty Of The Child: Its Meaning, Measure, And Justification, Patrick Mckinley Brennan Dec 2005

The ‘Right’ Of Religious Liberty Of The Child: Its Meaning, Measure, And Justification, Patrick Mckinley Brennan

Patrick McKinley Brennan

No abstract provided.