Matt Martens
@martensmatt1
Lawyer | Christian | Seminary @dallasseminary | Member @chbcdc | Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal @Crossway
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Hey @whignewtons and @DavidAFrench, thanks for the shout-out about our Wash religious liberty case on @AdvOpinions. I would say, however, that the priest-penitent confidentiality is more defensible morally than you suggest. What’s the but-for world if no confidentiality?
This administration has precisely no business lecturing Europe on free speech while it sits here and threatens to revoke broadcast licenses for saying things that Donald Trump doesn't like. This administration detests actual free speech, and they've been pretty open about that.
These are the Top 10 Cities for producing Division I Men’s Basketball talent PER CAPITA - NOT overall numbers. @statswithsasa compiled the data from the @NCAA
It is remarkable how he lies about everything.
Reporter: Were you ever briefed about your name being in the Epstein files? Trump: No
How did this happen? How did the SBC end up with a 2023 resolution significantly to the left of Bill Clinton?!
“We won’t tolerate immigration by people whose first act is to break the law as they enter our country.” —Bill Clinton (1995) We ask for “a just and compassionate path to legal status, with appropriate restitutionary measures, for those undocumented immigrants already living in…
“We won’t tolerate immigration by people whose first act is to break the law as they enter our country.” —Bill Clinton (1995) We ask for “a just and compassionate path to legal status, with appropriate restitutionary measures, for those undocumented immigrants already living in…
We are orienting our cities around dogs—not families: 🧵👇🏼
Dog parks go up while playgrounds shut down. Dog spas and fake-grass “runs” top the list of most common new apartment amenities. Playgrounds and kid-friendly spaces? Nowhere to be found. We are physically rebuilding our cities around dogs—at the expense of families.
Goodness sakes, a lot of mud being thrown *both directions* over a decision of one person to move from one faithful Christian denomination to another faithful Christian denomination.
I am on @NRO Even by modern standards of liberal judicial activism - Judge Talwani's ruling that Congress must continue to fund certain Planned Parenthood facilities is absurd. That said, pro-lifers should win on appeal. nationalreview.com/corner/judge-t…
Devastating and brutally credible indictment.
The University of Florida is the new leader in the study of Western and American civilization. So-called elite universities have abandoned the study of Western culture and politics over the last 25 years, and that betrayal has given other institutions the opportunity to create…
I’ve been reading Blackstone’s Commentaries straight through. He thought it inherent in the idea of government to provide for the poor.
Notably, he didn’t tell you to rob others or force them to do it.
Rahm Emanuel says men and women are biologically different and a man can’t become a woman. He also says men should not be playing women’s sport or be in women’s prison. Lastly, Rahm implies taking these common sense positions will get him in trouble with the left.
Talwani's argument is so preposterous that, if taken seriously, it would destroy our constitutional order overnight. | @charlescwcooke trib.al/oOE23DF
If the only thing we cared about was convicting the guilty, we wouldn’t have right to remain silent have attorney-client privilege have a right to a defense attorney prohibit warrantless searches have a spousal privilege require proof beyond a reasonable doubt. But there…
So religious liberty defense attorney @martensmatt1 brought a case defending the seal of the Catholic confession and Denhollander is using it to attack Trump and suggest that those who want to protect the seal of confession don’t care about kids. Now, we Protestants disagree…
Photographer Steve Biro was lucky enough to capture a remarkable symmetrical reflection of this beautiful Bald Eagle at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy
So religious liberty defense attorney @martensmatt1 brought a case defending the seal of the Catholic confession and Denhollander is using it to attack Trump and suggest that those who want to protect the seal of confession don’t care about kids. Now, we Protestants disagree…
"Your religion means you don't need to report child rape" is not the 1st Amend. flex you think it is, @realDonaldTrump. When we start believing religion and defense law means we no longer have an obligation to what is actually true and right, we've lost our moral compass.
“The American system of plea bargaining as currently practiced is unjust. It is designed to coerce people out of their right to trial, and it does so through disproportionate sentences and inordinate financial pressure on the poor.” @martensmatt1 plough.com/en/topics/just…
Every conservative should *hate* qualified immunity. It was invented by a few judges & lets government workers break the law—in cartoonish ways—without consequence. If you believe in limited government and hate "legislating from the bench," you really can’t defend this.
Harlow v Fitzgerald may be the best example of judicial tyranny, actually. Congress passes a law to secure Constitutional rights by holding state and local officials accountable for violating them. SCOTUS "amends" it by adding qualified immunity, largely gutting the law.
Eye-opening! Early in President Trump's term, legal commentators said the win-loss record in district courts showed unique lawlessness. Now, thanks to the all-stars at the @TheJusticeDept, the numbers (and lower courts) have reversed. Looking forward to the public reassessment!
Rachael, we didn’t bring any lawsuit to overturn the new statute. We brought a lawsuit only seeking an injunction against applying the statute to Roman Catholic confession. As I said at the outset, you have no understanding of what you’re commenting on.
This is only the injunction. The impact of overturning the new statute, should the suit overall be successful, will not be limited to the Catholic church. Courts have already suggested it can't be. And even if it is, the impact is that priests cannot report/testify on child rape.