Charles Kesler interviews John Eastman on the disappearing Constitution; natural law and the conservatives on the court; church, state, and religion as a public good; and the Constitution under attack.
Constitution Day 2016: Jurisprudence Award Presentation-Judge Alice Batchelder
Judge Alice Batchelder accepts the Claremont Institute's 2016 Jurisprudence Award.
Michael Pack is a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute, formerly serving as president from 2015 to 2017. Pack founded Manifold Productions, an independent film and television production company, in 1977.
John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and currently serves as the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute.
Judge Alice Batchelder is Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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