Judge Andrew Napolitano: How the Courts Killed Natural Law
![Mises Weekends with Jeff Deist](https://cdn.mises.org/styles/responsive_4_3_650w/s3/static-page/img/MisesWeekend_logo_750x516_20171215_0.png.webp?itok=FjD75fFG 650w,https://cdn.mises.org/styles/responsive_4_3_870w/s3/static-page/img/MisesWeekend_logo_750x516_20171215_0.png.webp?itok=COgetpZl 870w,/s3/files/styles/responsive_4_3_1090w/s3/static-page/img/MisesWeekend_logo_750x516_20171215_0.png.webp?itok=pX6uzxn5 1090w,/s3/files/styles/responsive_4_3_1310w/s3/static-page/img/MisesWeekend_logo_750x516_20171215_0.png.webp?itok=Rmq0yTmQ 1310w,/s3/files/styles/responsive_4_3_1530w/s3/static-page/img/MisesWeekend_logo_750x516_20171215_0.png.webp?itok=SVjrxGS1 1530w)
The Constitution represented a coup from the beginning, and it’s a dead letter today. The Declaration of Independence, however, is a truly radical libertarian document still worthy of consideration. Judge Andrew Napolitiano, our Distinguished Scholar in Law and Jurisprudence, recently gave a rousing talk at Mises University on the Declaration’s natural law tradition–and how federal courts relentlessly and successfully attacked the principles it represented. This is Judge Nap at his scorching best, and you won’t want to miss his comments on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.