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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...
Notre Dame Law School announces the Class of 2021 awards
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the Class of 2021 awards. Highest Academic Honors The Law School proudly recognizes three students in the 2021 graduating class with the...
Andrew ‘Ross’ D’Entremont receives Lardy Award for 2021-22 academic year
Kind. Generous. Faithful. Positive. Friendly. Compassionate. Humble. These are the words used repeatedly to describe Andrew “Ross” D’Entremont, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School who has been...
J.S.D. student Bernardo Pulido Márquez receives Kellogg Institute Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions
Bernardo Pulido Márquez, a J.S.D. student at Notre Dame Law School whose work addresses eligibility restrictions designed to keep political candidates off the ballot in Latin American countries, is the recipient...
Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion starts summer fellowship program
The Notre Dame Law School …
ND Law names two 2021 Bank of America Foundation Fellows
Natalie Fulk and Gabrielle Juers, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been named this year’s Bank of America Foundation Fellows. The Bank of America public...
ND Law Journal of Legislation attracts notable experts to discuss ethics in public policy
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman have contributed articles to the spring issue of Notre Dame Law School’s …
ND Law names 2021 Shaffer Public Interest Fellows
Nereida Lopez and Emily Mollinedo, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Fellowships. …
ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic names first postgraduate fellow
Nikolai Stieglitz, a member of the Class of 2021, will investigate and litigate wrongful conviction cases for the Exoneration Justice Clinic during his two-year fellowship that starts this summer.
ND Law places second in Midwest in USPTO Patent Application Drafting Competition
Two teams of Notre Dame Law School students competed for the first time in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition earlier this spring.…
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Mary Ann Glendon to speak at ND Law School
The Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society is launching the Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series to serve as the program’s flagship annual event.
Notre Dame Law School announces new exchange program with Tel Aviv University
Scheduled to start in fall 2021, the program will include faculty and student exchanges with Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann Faculty of Law, which is Israel’s oldest and most prestigious law school.
ND Law students prepare expungement petitions for hundreds of local residents
A group of students assisted an overwhelmed prosecutor’s office during winter break by completing expungement petitions on behalf of South Bend-area residents with criminal records.
Indiana Court of Appeals affirms decision in Royer wrongful conviction case
An order overturning a wrongful murder conviction and granting a new trial, pursued for several years by students and faculty in Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic, was affirmed...
Klau Center awards summer fellowships to four ND Law students
The law students will work in public interest organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of underrepresented minorities.
ND Law’s IP students compete in national finals of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s team of intellectual property students won the award for second-best brief in the entire country this past weekend when they competed in the national championship round...
Klau Center Summer Fellowships offer valuable hands-on legal training
Each summer, the Klau Center provides funding for law students to serve internships with organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of...
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Maine families in school choice case
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 11), representing the Council for Islamic Schools in North America, Partnership for...
ND Law student Samantha Contreras receives Michael Best Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
Samantha Contreras, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has received a generous scholarship from Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The scholarship will provide tuition assistance...
ND Law provides free financial coaching, education, and resources for students
During the 2021 winter session, Notre Dame Law School hosted Financial Wellness Week in coordination with AccessLex on important financial education topics most relevant to law students. The programming provided...