Writing &
Speaking
Work organized by the three areas where my thinking lives — AI and ethics, constitutional law, and the intersection of faith and public life.
— AI & Ethics
The moral and civilizational dimensions of artificial intelligence — its implications for human dignity, national security, child safety, and the future of faith communities — have been central to my work for the past several years.
Church and Culture: Devan Patel discusses the ethics and AI and the new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas
Ave Maria Radio · May 31, 2026
Pope Just Gave US, Allies the Strategic Edge Over Beijing
RealClearPolitics · May 27, 2026
Did Pope Leo Just Declare War on AI? (feat. Vatican Insider Devan Patel)
Capturing Catholicism · May 26, 2026
Challenges and Opportunities in AI and Why Christians Need to Engage the Issue
Center for Christian Virtue Annual Board Meeting · May 6, 2026
The Algorithm and the Republic
Rainey Center for Public Policy · March 2026
Joint Statement on AI Ethics (original lead author)
American Security Foundation · October 31, 2025
Statement on Superintelligence (invited signatory)
Future of Life Institute · October 30, 2025
"Transhumanism, Effective Altruism, and Silicon Valley Ideology in the Age of AI," Center for Christian Virtue Essential Summit
Center for Christian Virtue · October 2, 2025
Implications of Pope Leo XIV’s Election in an Age of AI (moderator)
University of Notre Dame · May 20, 2025
National Declaration on AI and Kids' Safety (invited signatory)
AngelQAI · May 12, 2025
2025 CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress on AI and the Protection of Minors, Keynote Speech 2, "Family Security as a Matter of (Inter)National Security"
CEPROME-Vatican · February 26, 2025
2025 CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress on AI and the Protection of Minors, Keynote Speech 1 "Protecting the Most Vulnerable: AI Policy Lessons from the US"
CEPROME-Vatican · February 25, 2025
Why Trump and Harris Must Abandon the CCP’s Digital Playground
RealClearPolitics · October 23, 2024
Signing the Joint Statement on AI Ethics · Vatican Summit · Vatican City · 2024
— Law & Constitutional Order
My legal work spans constitutional litigation, federal legislation, and the intersection of law and religious liberty.
Brief of American Unity Fund and EPPC as Amici Curiae
Kathy Chiles v. Patty Salazar · No. 24-579 · June 13, 2025
Brief for Prof. Dale Carpenter et al. as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis · No. 21-476 · May 31, 2022
The Dogma Within? Testing the Role of Religion in Statutory Decision-Making
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · Vol. 18, p. 742 · 2021
Letter of Former Student Devan Patel — Amy Coney Barrett Nomination
Read Into U.S. Senate Record by Sen. Tillis · October 13, 2020
What's the Beef? Missouri's Attempt to Silence Speech About Veggie Burgers
The Hill · August 6, 2018
— Faith & Public Life
The relationship between faith, public life, and the moral formation of democratic institutions has animated my work since law school.
A Catholic Response to "The Adolescence of Technology"
The Catholic Futurist Podcast · Forthcoming
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: AI Policy Lessons from the US
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru · February 2025
The Dogma Within? Testing the Role of Religion in Statutory Decision-Making
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · Vol. 18 · 2021