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Notre Dame Law School kicks off sesquicentennial
The first law class at Notre Dame was held on February 1, 1869, which makes this year Notre Dame Law School’s sesquicentennial. The Law School community kicked off the celebration...
NPR's Nina Totenberg on the Supreme Court, women in journalism, and her father’s violin
More than 500 people came out to hear the NPR legal affairs correspondent speak with Notre Dame Law Professor Randy Kozel.
Galilee program sends Notre Dame Law students around the country
One hundred and thirty-five students. Twenty-eight travel groups. Thirteen cities. A large contingent of first-year J.D. and LL.M. students from Notre…
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,...
Czech university honors Michael Seng ’64, ’67 J.D.
Michael Seng ’64, ’67 J.D. grew up on a farm in Iowa, but he came of age during the civil rights era. He studied history during his undergraduate years at...
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.
Lawyers in love: The Class of 1981's many couples
There was something special about 1981. The royal wedding of Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer captured the attention of millions of Americans. A record-setting 30 million viewers...
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...
2L Walter Jean-Jacques appointed to Equal Justice Works Board of Directors
Walter Jean-Jacques, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected as a student member of the Equal Justice Works Board of Directors. Equal Justice Works is a...
ND Law students attend Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing
A group of five Notre Dame Law students had the opportunity to attend a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights last month in Washington, D.C. The hearing on...
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.
3L Katelyn Ringrose receives Public Interest Advocacy Scholarship
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation presented Katelyn Ringrose, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, with the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award on November 27 at the 2018 Unity Award Dinner...
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.
Kym Worthy '84 J.D. featured in "I Am Evidence" on HBO
In April, HBO released I Am Evidence, a documentary about the alarming number of untested rape kits in the United States. The film explores why there are more than 225,000...
Why I support the Law School: Tomas Gamba ’76 J.D.
Along with his wife, Gamba funds the Ana Maria and Tomas Gamba Law Fellowship, which provides tuition assistance for students pursuing a law degree.
Carmen Perez urges ND Law students to be champions for justice
Carmen Perez’s activist roots were planted as a child growing up in Oxnard, Calif. Her older brother went to prison, and has been in and out of the criminal justice...
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,...
Program on Church, State & Society to award summer fellowships
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society will award several summer fellowships — in the amount of $8,000 to $10,000 each — to students working for a religious institution...
Speaker series connects human rights advocates with campus community
The Human Rights ND speaker series provides human rights advocates a public forum on campus.
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.
ND Law hosts annual moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted the Third Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. …
Experiencing freedom after 30 years on death row
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row for crimes he didn't commit. He spoke to ND Law students about his wrongful conviction and the lingering effects of...
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.
A different kind of lawyer: Veterans studying at ND Law School
Several Notre Dame Law students have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. In observance of Veterans Day, we are honored to share some of their stories.
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.
LL.M. students present reports at international conferences
Klau Center Graduate Student Affiliates, Nataliia Voitseshyna and Iuliia Emtseva, recently delivered papers at international conferences.