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Carozza Awarded Chile’s Highest Honor
Center for Civil and Human Rights Director "Paolo Carozza":/directory/paolo-carozza, who also directs the Kellogg Institute for International Studies (kellogg.nd.edu), received the Order of Merit of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile’s highest state...
New Endowment to Support Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the establishment of the Hon. Joseph C. and Margaret Cassini III Endowment for Excellence.
3L Christopher Wray Wins First Prize in the 2012 Tannenwald Writing Competition
His paper, _On the Road Again: The D.C. Circuit Reinvigorates The Work-Product Doctrine in the United States v. Deloitte & Touche_, won against numerous high-quality papers from students representing law...
Notre Dame Law in Chicago Plans for Its New Home in the Chicago Loop
The program is planning for its new home on the second floor of the Motorola Building in Chicago. The renovated space will include a conference room and 40-person classroom with...
Constitutional scholar Donald Kommers honored in Germany
The American Academy in Berlin, Germany’s Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study), and other prestigious scholarly institutions in Germany recently hosted a symposium in honor of Donald P. Kommers, Joseph and...
Notre Dame Law School Receives Major Estate Commitment from Alumnus Kevin F. Warren, ’90 JD
Notre Dame Law School has received a significant major estate commitment from alumnus Kevin F. Warren, ’90 JD. This commitment will establish The Kevin and Greta Warren Family Law Fellowship....
Gregory “Ryan” Snyder, J.D. ‘12, named Bristow Fellow
Gregory “Ryan” Snyder is one of five recent law school graduates nationwide to be selected as a 2013 Bristow Fellow.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to Visit NDLS
On Friday, November 30, 2012, at 12:30 p.m., Mayor Pete Buttigieg will visit to talk about his life in public service as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
Professor Michael Jenuwine Appointed to the Indiana Board of Law Examiners
On November 5, 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court issued and Order appointing Michael Jenuwine to the Indiana Board of Law Examiners. Professor Jenuwine will immediately begin serving a term which...
Center for Civil and Human Rights Partners with Inter-American Court of Human Rights
p(image-right). !/assets/83272/pablo_alessandri_news.jpg(pablo_alessandri_news)! For nearly two decades, the Center for Civil and Human Rights has trained human rights lawyers who go on to serve in a wide range of positions in...
Fighting for Global Justice
With her country at a crossroads, Reyam El-Molla is using the legal training she received through Notre Dame Law School's Center for Civil and Human Rights and its LL.M. program...
California Supreme Court Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan to Visit NDLS
During the week of October 8, 2012, California Supreme Court Associate Justice "Carol A. Corrigan":http://www.courts.ca.gov/5766.htm will serve as the Judge James J. Clynes, Jr. Visiting Chair in the Ethics of...
CCHR Names Rita Bahr Scholars
The Center for Civil and Human Rights at The Notre Dame Law School has recently announced its Rita Bahr Scholars for 2012-13. Each of the three civil rights lawyers is...
NDLS Hosts Mobile Summit
On Friday, September 28, Notre Dame Law School was host to a summit to discuss the future of academic mobile technology. The "R U Thinking Mobile First" summit is an...
CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia on “Good Government: Making it Our Mission, Not Just a Slogan.”
Commissioner Scott O’Malia of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission visited Notre Dame Law School September 21 to address the Business Law Forum. He highlighted his concerns that in...
The Seventh Circuit Comes to Notre Dame Law School
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will hold oral arguments at the University of Notre Dame Law School on Monday, October 1, 2012.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Visits NDLS London Law Program
During his time with students, Justice Kennedy discussed the role of the U.S. Constitution in shaping the American identity and the Constitution’s role in serving as a model throughout the...
Kevin F. Warren, ’90 JD
Kevin F. Warren has been appointed to the board of Grand Canyon Education Inc. Warren is vice president of legal affairs and chief administrative officer for the Minnesota Vikings.
Bishop Kevin Rhoades to Celebrate the Red Mass
The purpose of the Red Mass is to invoke God’s blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials. This annual mass is...
Notre Dame Intensive Trial Advocacy Program Jump Starts Skills Training
A week prior to the beginning of this fall semester, NDLS’s common areas were already abuzz with students conferring and debating. In the hallways, seminar rooms, and classrooms, nationally known...
From the Pitch to the Court, 2L Paul Kerridge is Ready to Compete.
Educating a Different Kind of Lawyer: Learn more about rising 2L Paul Kerridge journey to Notre Dame Law School.
NDLS Alumna Margaret Ryznar Accepts Tenure-Track Offer at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.
p(image-right). !/assets/74768/margaret_ryznar_thumb.jpg(Margaret Ryznar)! Margaret Ryznar, '08, has accepted a tenure-track offer to teach Family Law, Comparative Family Law, Trusts & Estates, and Juvenile Law beginning Fall 2012 at Indiana University...
New book edited by ND international law expert defines war
p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/73656/oconnell_200.jpg(Mary Ellen O’Connell)! What is war? The question is more than academic, says international law expert "Mary Ellen O’Connell":http://newsinfo.nd.edu/for-the-media/nd-experts/faculty/mary-ellen-o-connell/. Without a clear definition of war or armed conflict, governments...
Dean Announces New Interdisciplinary Program on Law and Market Behavior
Under the direction of "Professor Avishalom Tor":/people/faculty-and-administration/teaching-and-research-faculty/avishalom-tor, "ND LAMB":http://law.nd.edu/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/the-notre-dame-research-program-on-law-and-market-behavior-nd-lamb/ will promote research across the various fields that study how the law and legal institutions shape and are shaped by the...
New Chicago Program for NDLS Students
A new Chicago externship program will debut in August 2012, Dean Nell Jessup Newton has announced.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Adds NDLS Clinic to Agency’s Certification Pilot Programs
By any measure, the Law School’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic’s debut last spring was a resounding success. Among other things, all four of the Clinic’s first graduates went on...
Professor Judith Fox Gives Presentation On Predatory Lending
!http://law.nd.edu/assets/2202/fox_news.jpg! Professor Judith Fox delivered a presentation on "Predatory lending: A Civil Rights Threat" to the 39th Annual Indiana Consortium of State and Local Human Rights Agencies June 21.
ND Expert: Supreme Court decision won’t assuage religious liberty concerns
p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/71710/snead200.jpg(O)! Whatever else its consequences, today’s Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act won’t affect the issues raised in the lawsuit recently filed by several religious institutions against...
ND Expert: SCOTUS upholds healthcare, ignores partisan intimidation
p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/69093/rick_garnett.jpg(Richard Garnett)! The U.S. Supreme Court today largely upheld the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature health care law, as predicted by University of Notre Dame Associate Dean and...
Jane Simon listed in Top 50 Law Professors on Twitter
p(image-right). !/assets/12833/simon_news.jpg(simon news)! Legal Writing Professor Jane Simon made the list at number 29 of Top 50 Law Professors on Twitter by "WorldWideLearn":http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/top-50-law-professor-twitter.html web site. The top law professors dominate...