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Kresta in the Afternoon – March 6, 2024 – Hour 2

Dean John Czarnetzky of Ave Maria School of Law weighs in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that keeps Donald Trump on the primary ballot, and Stephen Barr looks at the history of Science and the Catholic tradition.

 

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trump

On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states may not bar Donald Trump – or any candidate – from their primary ballots. What does this ruling mean? Does it even matter anymore, given the Super Tuesday results? Dean John Czarnetzky of the Ave Maria School of Law joins us.

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Supreme Court says states cannot remove Trump from 2024 ballot

The Supreme Court’s Unanimous 5–4 Decision

We sued Trump in Colorado. The Supreme Court’s ruling did not exonerate him.

Opinion: The Supreme Court makes the right call keeping Trump on the ballot

John Czarnetzky is Chief Executive Officer and Dean at the Ave Maria School of Law. He also serves as a legal adviser to the Holy See’s Mission to the United Nations, representing the Holy See in negotiations, including establishing the International Criminal Court and several international treaties, including one on the rights of persons with disabilities. Dean Czarnetzky is a lay member of the Dominican Order and a third-degree Knight of Columbus.

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Science in the Catholic Tradition

The Catholic tradition has much to say about the relation of science to the faith. How does the natural world point to its Creator? From the earliest times, Christian writers have emphasized two ways. We explore them with Stephen Barr.

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A Very Short Introduction to the History of Faith and Science in the Catholic Tradition

Society of Catholic Scientists 

Stephen M. Barr, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, is seen at the Thomistic Institute in Washington June 7. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) See CATHOLIC-SCIENTISTS June 11, 2018.

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