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Thomas L. Shaffer Memorial Celebration set for April 8
All friends, students, colleagues, and admirers of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Tom Shaffer are invited to join family members in celebrating…
Professor Samuel Bray receives the Joseph Story Award from the Federalist Society
The Joseph Story Award is given annually to a legal scholar under 40 who has demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and made...
Professor Lloyd Mayer: College admissions scandal highlights inability of the IRS to provide oversight for most charities
The sweeping college admissions scandal involving dozens of wealthy and famous parents, test administrators and college coaches charged with attempting to rig the system highlights a little-known truth about charities,...
Professor Paolo Carozza appointed to Venice Commission
The U.S. Department of State recently appointed Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza to serve on the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, a prestigious international body of lawyers,...
Judge Amy Coney Barrett '97 J.D. speaks to ND Club of Washington, D.C.
The Notre Dame Club of Washington, D.C., hosted "An Evening with Judge Amy Coney Barrett" on February 19, 2019. Jon Heintz '09, '14 J.D. introduced Judge Barrett to the audience,...
In Memoriam: Professor Thomas L. Shaffer '61 J.D.
It is with deep sorrow that Notre Dame Law School announces the passing of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Thomas L. Shaffer, who died on February 26, 2019, after a long...
Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell to speak about artificial intelligence at The Hague
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution-Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame, will lecture on artificial intelligence, weapons,...
Notre Dame Law students volunteer to help asylum seekers
A group of Notre Dame Law students traveled to Texas during winter break to put into practice the Law School’s mission of educating a different kind of lawyer. They spent...
Professor Christine Venter awarded grant for research on Supreme Court dissents
Christine Venter, professor and director of the Legal Writing Program at Notre Dame Law School, was among the 12 faculty members awarded research grants by the University of Notre Dame...
ND Law student, professor speak at MLK Celebration Luncheon
Jennifer Mason McAward, director of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights and associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, and Cameasha Turner, a third-year law student,...
Father Mike's Law School legacy
On a Tuesday evening in late March, the club at Legends of Notre Dame was packed with law students, faculty, and administrators. In the middle of a long semester, they...
Professor Patrick Thomas selected for Indiana’s Leadership Development Academy
Professor Patrick W. Thomas, director of Notre Dame Law School’s Tax Clinic, has been chosen as one of 25 members of the Indiana State Bar Association’s…
Professor Samuel Bray discusses national injunctions as federal courts grapple with the topic
Samuel Bray is considered the leading expert on national injunctions and has urged Congress to pass legislation prohibiting them.
In Memoriam: Professor Donald P. Kommers
Donald P. Kommers, the Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Chair in Government and International Studies and a concurrent professor emeritus of law, died Dec. 21 at his home in Holy Cross...
Stanford professor Marcus Cole appointed dean of Notre Dame Law School
G. Marcus Cole, the William F. Baxter-Visa International Professor of Law at Stanford University, has been appointed Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and professor of law at...
Q&A: Nell Jessup Newton reflects on her tenure as dean
Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law Nell Jessup Newton will conclude her tenure as dean of Notre Dame Law School on June 30, 2019, after 10 years of...
Expansion of ND Law’s intellectual property program is bearing fruit
The cover story in the new issue of Notre Dame Lawyer magazine focuses on the growth of intellectual property and technology law at Notre Dame Law School.
Peking University Law School appoints Professor Paul Miller to Global Faculty
Professor Paul B. Miller, the Law School's associate dean for international and graduate programs, was recently named to Peking University Law School’s Global Faculty.
ND Law professor and students to attend human rights hearing in D.C.
Professor Alejandra Gonza, a visiting scholar who is spending the fall semester at Notre Dame Law School, will speak to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this week in Washington,...
Professor Paul Miller to edit new book series for Oxford University Press
The new book series is an exciting development for the recently launched Notre Dame Program on Private Law.
Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell: Migrant caravan not an ‘invasion’
Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution.
ND Law School launches new Program on Private Law
Bolstered by several recent hires, the Law School now boasts one of the strongest programs in private law in the country.
Roundtable examines copyright's impact in music industry
Leading copyright scholars gathered at Notre Dame Law School on October 26 to discuss Glynn Lunney's book, Copyright's Excess: Money and Music in the U.S. Recording Industry. Lunney is a professor...
Professor Mark McKenna elected to American Law Institute
The institute’s members have the opportunity to influence the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas, to work with other eminent lawyers, judges, and academics, to give...
Professor Stephen Yelderman to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch
Yelderman will be the 12th current member of Notre Dame Law School’s faculty who has clerked on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Celebrating a half-century of Notre Dame Law in London
Notre Dame Law School embarked on a unique experiment in legal education in the fall of 1968. Instead of spending the 1968-1969 academic year at the South Bend campus, 20...
Economic Justice Clinic featured in 'What Would You Fight For?' video
The University of Notre Dame’s award-winning “What Would You Fight For?” series featured the Law School's Judith Fox in a video that aired September 8 on NBC.
Community Development Clinic helps revitalize South Bend neighborhood
When South Bend’s Near Northwest Neighborhood Inc. decided to open a volunteer-run, pay-it-forward coffee shop a few years ago, they turned to Notre Dame Law School’s Community Development Clinic for...
Bray and Hobbins’ Genesis 1-11 receives praise
Notre Dame Law Professor Sam Bray recently received several notable reviews for his work, Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators, which he co-authored…
Dean Nell Jessup Newton to step down in 2019
Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law Nell Jessup Newton will conclude her tenure as dean of Notre Dame Law School on June 30, 2019, after 10 years of...