Legal Spirits

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• Legal Spirits 083: Tradition and the Constitution

  October 6, 2026 · 32 min

  Mark welcomes back his friend and former colleague, Professor Marc DeGirolami of the Catholic University of America, for a conversation about Marc’s new book, The Constitution of Practice. Drawing on questions they have discussed and…

• Legal Spirits 082: A Short Take on a Tomb in Sicily and a Never-Ending Contest

  September 9, 2026

  The Tomb of Frederick II in Palermo Cathedral In this Legal Spirits Short Take, Center Director Mark Movsesian reflects on his recent visit to Sicily and the 13th-century tomb of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, and the…

• Legal Spirits 081: Who Chooses the Bishops? Armenia’s Church-State Crisis

  August 31, 2026 · 36 min

  Catholicos Karekin II (OC Media) In this episode of Legal Spirits, Center Director Mark Movsesian speaks with Professor Arman Tatoyan of the American University of Armenia about a controversy involving the Armenian Apostolic Church and…

• Legal Spirits 080: A Short Take on Religious Objections to New York’s Assisted-Suicide Law

  July 29, 2026 · 9 min

  Photo: Becket In this Legal Spirits Short Take, Center Director Mark Movsesian discusses a new federal lawsuit challenging New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. Catholic healthcare providers argue that the state’s statutory regime will…

• Legal Spirits 079: A Short Take on Coffee Shops and Political Combat

  June 29, 2026

  Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn In this Legal Spirits Short Take, Mattone Center Director Mark Movsesian discusses the recent controversy involving Congressman Dan Goldman and a Brooklyn coffee shop that reportedly said it would have refused…

• Legal Spirits 078: A Short Take on Religion in the Military

  June 11, 2026 · 6 min

  The Defense Department recently created a controversy by revising its list of religious affiliation codes for service members and failing to designate the LDS Church as Christian. After objections, DOD removed the Christian designation…

• Legal Spirits 077: Dignity in Judgment

  April 22, 2026 · 31 min

  In this episode of Legal Spirits, I speak with Andrea Pin about his new book, Dignity in Judgment, and the role of human dignity in contemporary constitutional law. We explore competing understandings of dignity—a secular, autonomy-based…

• Legal Spirits 076: A Short Take on Chiles v. Salazar

  April 2, 2026

  Therapist Kaley Chiles at the Supreme Court (CSPAN) In this short take, Mark Movsesian looks at the Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision this week in Chiles v. Salazar, involving a Christian therapist who challenged Colorado’s ban on so-called…