Americans are increasingly looking to the law as the moral arbiter for our times. High-profile court cases on gay marriage, affirmative action, and the death penalty highlight the trend. But so do ...

BYU Studies published President Oaks’ own research on Joseph Smith in 1979, along with speeches at BYU (1975), the Library of ...

A law named for morality crusader Anthony Comstock (left) is being used to argue against abortion medicationilbusca/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal appeals court discussed an ...

The question of whether law ought to enforce morality has been an issue of philosophical debate for ages. What should be the rightful limit to the sovereignty of the individual over himself? Where ...

The 20th century’s sexual revolution directly challenges Christianity’s basic teachings against fornication and adultery. Some progressive church thinkers now advocate a “new morality” to take account ...

Morality is not simple. It’s easy to hold absolute positions in the abstract, but when human realities intrude, what seems straightforward becomes complex. For instance, the Ten Commandments state, ...

Moral rights in federal IP law for certain artists. Copyright and Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) protection of artistic integrity rights. What are moral rights ...

The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules ...

As we recently celebrated the Fourth of July, I have been engaging in the rich and fruitful exercise of re-reading the Declaration of Independence. This reading has brought some important things to ...

For some Catholics, a key factor in voting decisions is whether a candidate will support the enactment of laws prohibiting abortion. But are these laws themselves moral according to the teachings of ...

A federal appeals court discussed an obscure, 150-year-old morality law in its decision on abortion medication mifepristone. A challenge to the legality of sending abortion medications via mail ...