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Two ND Law students named National Black Law Students Association executives
Ijeoma Oti and Jaylen Amaker, both rising second-year students at Notre Dame Law School, have been appointed to the 2020-2021 National Black Law Students Association executive board. Oti…
Professor Paolo Carozza contributes to new State Department report on human rights
Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza, an expert in international human rights law, is part of a federal commission that recently released a …
In Memoriam: Michael Barnes '73 J.D.
When former St. Joseph County prosecutor and senior Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Mike Barnes passed away May 22, he left behind a legacy of abiding friendship, love, and compassion...
ND Law places 7th on list of law schools with most Supreme Court clerks
Notre Dame Law School was tied for 7th on a recent list of law schools with the most Supreme Court clerkship placements. Professor Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago...
Supreme Court cites treatise edited by Professor Nell Newton
Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law was cited by both the majority and the dissent in the Supreme Court’s July 9 decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Professor Rick Garnett: Supreme Court religious schools ruling makes important correction
With its ruling, the Supreme Court re-affirmed an important implication of our separation between church and state, according to Notre Dame Law School Professor Richard Garnett, director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society.
The Future of Privacy brings together global audience in virtual event
The world's top privacy lawyers and scholars will discuss the future of privacy in an exclusive online event August 27, with opening remarks from former Irish President Mary McAleese and...
Notre Dame 3L Mikhael Bunda wins national bankruptcy writing contest
Rising 3L Mikhael Dizon Bunda won the 2020 Law Student Writing Competition from the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees with a paper focusing on the fresh start doctrine in...
Statement written by Professor Doug Cassel urges president to lift International Criminal Court sanctions
Notre Dame Law Professor Emeritus Douglass Cassel recently wrote a statement asking President Donald Trump to rescind his June 11 executive order, which imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court investigators who...
Winners of Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition announced
Professor Veronica Root Martinez, director of Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion, announced the winners of the 2020 Smith-Doheny…