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November 23, 2020

In Memoriam: Professor Thomas F. Broden Jr. ’49 LL.B.

Notre Dame Law Professor Emeritus Thomas F. Broden Jr. — a pioneer in clinical legal education and a skilled advocate for civil rights and the indigent — died Friday, November...

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April 30, 2019

In Memoriam: Robert L. Miller Sr. '42, '47 J.D.

Robert L. Miller Sr., a longtime St. Joseph County judge and advocate for veterans, passed away on April 27. He was 98. "Judge Miller represented the best of us," Dean Nell...

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July 19, 2018

In Memoriam: George B. Newitt, ’48 J.D.

p(image-right). !/assets/282061/canva_photo_editor_9_.png(Canva Photo Editor 9)! George Newitt, attorney and longtime Wheaton College trustee, died at the age of 100 in Wheaton, Illinois on April 18, 2018. Newitt began his legal...

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December 02, 2015

In Memoriam: Lawrence E. Carr, Jr., ’48, ’49 J.D.

p(image-right). !/assets/183565/75x/carr_obit.jpg(carr_obit)! It is with a heavy heart that the Law School announces the passing of Lawrence Carr, Jr. on November 21, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia. Carr practiced law in...

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August 14, 2015

Leading Scholar of International Art Law, John H. Merryman, ’44 M.S, ’47 J.D. Passes Away

p(image-right). !/assets/172192/100x/merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260.jpg(merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260)! Photo by Steve Gladfelter. John Merryman was a world renowned expert in art law, cultural property law, and comparative law. John studied and taught in these areas at...