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U.S. Department of Justice awards grant to ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has received a $300,000 federal grant that will increase the clinic’s capacity to investigate, litigate, and overturn wrongful convictions. The U.S. Department of...
ND Law student wins scholarship from National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys Foundation
Kathryn Pflug, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been awarded a scholarship from the National Association of Former United States Attorneys Foundation. The program awards $5,000…
ND Law’s IP students to compete in national finals of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Once again, Notre Dame Law School’s Intellectual Property Moot Court team has advanced to the national championship round of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. This is the fourth time in...
ND Law student elected president of National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
Second-year law student Dillon Yang has been elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA). He is the first Notre Dame Law student to hold the...
ND London Law Program hosting largest group of students in program’s history
Notre Dame Law students are studying abroad with the London Law Program at the highest numbers in the program’s 53-year history. This semester, 44 second- and third-year law students are studying...
ND Law holds first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
The University of Notre Dame announced last fall that, for the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day would be a holiday for students, faculty, and staff. With no classes...
Zachary Pohlman ’21 J.D. wins Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation legal writing award
Zachary Pohlman, a 2021 Notre Dame Law School graduate, has won first place in the Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation’s 2021 Award for Excellence in Legal Writing — one...
ND Law’s IP & Entrepreneurship Clinic settles in at Innovation Park
When the Law School expanded its Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic into a new office space at Innovation Park last summer, the idea behind the move was that law students...
Religious Liberty Initiative Student Spotlight: Tom Hellenbrand
As a member of the Religious Liberty Initiative’s 2021-2022 cohort, third-year law student Tom Hellenbrand has had several opportunities to work with Notre Dame Law School faculty on research and writing...
Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court case Shurtleff v. Boston
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief this week in Shurtleff v. Boston, a case that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that government officials...
Two Notre Dame Law students help mother and daughter win asylum
A mother and daughter have been granted asylum in the U.S. after fleeing gender violence in Latin America, thanks in part to Notre Dame Law School students Jacquelyn Aguirre and...
ND Law student to speak at National Association of Muslim Lawyers conference
Zahraa Nasser, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School and member of this year’s Religious Liberty Initiative student cohort, will speak Saturday at the National Association of Muslim Lawyers...
ND Law student Gregory Jenn receives Public Interest Advocate Scholarship
Gregory Jenn, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has received a Public Interest Advocate Scholarship from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation in Chicago. The Public Interest Advocate Scholarship is...
Veterans Day 2021: Honoring our ND Law student veterans
About 20 current students have served in the U.S. military. Some are retired from service; others remain active in reserve units. Some will serve in the JAG Corps after graduation.
Houston Chronicle publishes ND Law Religious Liberty Initiative editorial on Ramirez v. Collier
On November 9, the Houston Chronicle published an editorial written by John Meiser, supervising attorney of Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic, and Thomas Hellenbrand, a third-year law student and...
From Nigeria to Ireland to Notre Dame: Meet LL.M. student Grace Oladipo
Grace Oladipo’s motivations for pursuing human rights law may have begun in her childhood home in Nigeria, but they grew in her adolescence and college years in Ireland. “Human rights...
Meet the editors-in-chief of ND Law’s student-run journals
Notre Dame Law School students have the opportunity to serve on one of the Law School’s five student-edited journals. Students who are interested in being considered for membership on a journal...
First-generation ND Law students gain experience, mentorship from DTE Energy internships
Every year, two or three Notre Dame Law School students spend their summers working as legal interns at DTE Energy in Detroit. The internship program was designed by Notre Dame...
Notre Dame Law students receive prestigious scholarships for women in real estate
Hope Swantko, a second-year law student, and Jenna Wilson, a third-year law student, are two of 28 graduate and professional students to receive merit-based scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.
1L Julia Ware navigates law school while playing soccer for Fighting Irish
Like other first-year students at Notre Dame Law School, Julia Ware is experiencing the rigorous demands and adjustments that all new law students face. However, she is doing so while...
Program on Church, State & Society’s 2021 fellows share summer experiences
Three Notre Dame Law students gained valuable exposure this summer in the area of religious-institutions practice. Sponsored by the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society, each summer fellow assisted...
Notre Dame Law student helps win asylum for Salvadoran mother and child
A young mother and child from El Salvador were granted asylum in the United States, thanks to the legal advocacy of Notre Dame Law School student Sophia Aguilar.
Notre Dame Law School enrolls most diverse class in its history
The class of first-year law students that arrived on campus this fall is unlike any other in the history of Notre Dame Law School. …
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court school choice case
On Friday, September 10, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed its second amicus brief…
ND Law’s Military and Veteran Law Society to ‘Lap the Lakes’ in support of vets who have experienced mental or physical trauma
“Lap the Lakes: A Run to Support Mission 22 at Notre Dame” will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, and end at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 17.
Exoneration Justice Clinic’s summer interns provide valuable contributions
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) welcomed its first cohort of summer interns. Together, they contributed to over 50 cases for the clinic. The intern group included three...
ND Law J.S.D. student wins important parental rights case before the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal
Jorge Barrera Rojas, a student in Notre Dame Law School’s J.S.D. program, recently represented 15 senators before the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal — the country’s highest court — resulting in a...
Judge dismisses murder charge against Exoneration Justice Clinic client Andy Royer
Andrew Royer is free — finally exonerated nearly two decades after he was charged with a crime he did not commit. For years, Royer said that police had exploited his...
Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion announces winners of 2021 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion has announced the winners of the 2021 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition. Eric Singerman, a rising third-year student at the...
ND Law doctoral student elected to UN committee on enforced disappearances
Juan Pablo Albán Alencastro, doctoral candidate at Notre Dame Law School and student affiliate of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, has been elected to be a member of the...