Gerard V. Bradley, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

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Gerard V. Bradley

Gerard V. Bradley is professor of law at the University of Notre Dame.

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The Supreme Court’s Religious Retreat

by Gerard V. Bradley | Apr 12, 2024

In June 2022, the Supreme Court decided three blockbuster constitutional cases. The ones you have surely heard about are Dobbs and Bruen, which, respectively, reversed Roe v. Wade and dramatically expanded Second Amendment gun rights. The third was an establishment…