Adam J. MacLeod

Nov 4, 2024 | lawliberty.org | Adam J. MacLeod |Paul Schwennesen |John O. McGinnis |James Hankins

For over a decade, one of the hottest fronts in the culture war has been the most unnecessary. So-called “wedding vendor cases” now include not only conscientious florists and photographers but also nuns operating parochial schools, churches running colleges, and charitable ventures facilitating adoption. The scenario always plays out the same. The service provider happily serves all people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Sep 1, 2024 | touchstonemag.com | Adam J. MacLeod

An Abandoned Ruling Principle & How to Get It Back by Adam J. MacLeod In principle, the rule of law depends upon our acceptance of one basic truth about law. However, a century ago, our legal educators rejected this basic truth, and we have now lost the rule of law in principle. I want to talk about how we gained the rule of law and how we lost it—and how to get it back. The rule of law, one of the great achievements of Christendom, was made possible by a simple idea.

Jul 22, 2024 | lawliberty.org | Adam J. MacLeod |Mark Hall |Graham McAleer |James Hartley

On March 8, 2022, police officers in Bullhead City, Arizona, arrested Norma Thornton for serving home-cooked meals in a park near her home. The city charged her with violating an ordinance that essentially prohibits anyone from sharing food on public property for charitable purposes. Under that ordinance, individuals may share food on public property for any purpose whatsoever, so long as their motivations are not charitable or they are charging money. Thornton was not trying to profit in any way.

Mar 21, 2024 | propertyweek.com | Adam J. MacLeod

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Dec 8, 2023 | lawliberty.org | Adam J. MacLeod |Daniel Mahoney |Aidan Harte |Theodore Dalrymple

Rights have gone off the rails. The anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a fitting occasion to consider how they were derailed and how they may be placed back on track. The Declaration contains both the source of the problem and the intellectual resources to fix it. Crafted amidst the echoes of a classical jurisprudential tradition that associated rights with just action, the Declaration rests partly on a solid foundation of natural justice.