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The Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom has hosted distinguished speakers, including several U.S. Supreme Court justices, as well as real courts, including the Indiana Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of...

*NDLS alumni:* you don’t want to miss our first NDLS Homecoming Weekend, featuring an old-fashioned tailgate on the DeBartolo Quad from 1 to 4 p.m. prior to the kick off...

The new Program of Study in Real Estate Law prepares students to address various real estate issues in legal practice.

Four Notre Dame Law School students spent their summer exploring legal issues at religiously affiliated institutions and gained hands-on experience at the intersection of law and religion. The summer fellowships...

The Law Students Division of the Hispanic National Bar Association has new leadership with ties to Notre Dame Law School. Notre Dame Law 3L Veronica Canton was sworn in as...

“Other than my family and my faith,” she said, “I can’t think of anything that has had a bigger influence on my life than Notre Dame.”

Eight students who spent all or part of the 2016-17 academic year in London helped Addo make his point. Several called their time in London their "best semester of law...

Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé has participated in filing two amicus briefs on behalf of the victims of terrorism in cases that will be argued in the U.S. Supreme...

Kate Rochat, a 3L at Notre Dame Law School, spent part of her summer “off the beaten path” while learning Korean in an intensive language program through the U.S. Department...

Considering your questioning of my colleague Amy Coney Barrett during the judicial confirmation hearing of September 6, I write to express my confidence in her competence and character, and deep...

Norm Matteoni, ’63 J.D., presents “The Black Hills Are Not for Sale” on Sept. 7 in Biolchini Hall of Law. // Photo by Alicia Sachau, Notre Dame Law School. For...

Dear students, Welcome back 2Ls and 3Ls, and special welcome to the 1L class. Here is a brief overview of the new people, programs, and opportunities you will be encountering...

The president of Cameroon has released Felix Agbor Nkongho almost eight months after the Notre Dame Law School graduate was imprisoned for his work on human rights issues in the...

When Athena Aherrera immigrated to the United States from the Philippines seven years ago, she had to adjust to a new country and culture. She embraced the challenge, adapted quickly,...

Not every legal internship comes with the opportunity to see a helicopter up close and personal, but that’s what Kelly Anderson saw this summer in Washington, D.C. Anderson, 3L, found...

Two Notre Dame Law School students immersed themselves in Chinese intellectual property law this summer while working at AnJie Law Firm in Beijing.

Ever since she was in grade school, Cristal Brisco knew she wanted to be a lawyer.

The Center for Civil and Human Rights welcomes its new class of international human rights lawyers for the 2017-18 academic year.

The Kresge Law Library at Notre Dame Law School has a new director. Thomas Mills, who will serve as a librarian and director of the Kresge Law Library, comes to...

The Hon. Nora Barry Fischer, a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, shared her wisdom and experiences Wednesday evening with Notre Dame Law School’s incoming class.

Roger P. Alford, a professor of law and associate dean for international and graduate programs at Notre Dame Law School, has been appointed to a position at the U.S. Department...

Five professors from law schools around the nation will be joining the Notre Dame faculty this year as visiting professors.

Professor Paul B. Miller will join Notre Dame Law School as tenured faculty as of the fall term. Miller is a private law theorist whose work focuses on philosophical questions...

John N. Gallo, an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School and a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, has been appointed executive director of LAF, which is the Chicago area’s...

When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at the University of Notre Dame in September 2016, one of the many points she touched upon was how she balanced being...

Klaassen is currently an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Wyoming, where he has served since 2009.

In the American legal system, it’s a generally accepted view that judges should not disrupt the decisions of their predecessors unless they have a compelling reason to do so. The...

David Pruitt is the new program director for the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center. Pruitt brings almost two decades of experience as a practicing attorney to the position. Most recently,...

An Illinois man who asserted his innocence for more than two decades while serving a life sentence for a murder conviction was able to walk out of prison this spring....

Charles Sterrett, a rising 2L at Notre Dame Law School, was recently chosen as one of the Distinguished Law Students who will participate in the 2017 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar.