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Student Spotlight: Starr Rayford '11
“I am fortunate that my professors refuse to allow classes to focus on the nuts and bolts of black letter law or merely memorizing the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...
NDLS Alumnus named CEO of Bank of America
Notre Dame Law School alumnus Brian T. Moynihan ’84 has risen through the ranks at Bank of America, and was just elected CEO by the company’s board of directors. Previously,...
Prof. O’Brien Chairs Human Rights Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association
Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Law Sean O’Brien will take part in the ISBA’s 2009 midyear meeting in Chicago, during which the Diversity Leadership Council will present a special program...
Prof. Nicole Garnett’s Book Talk Tonight
Tonight, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore, Notre Dame Professor of Law Nicole Garnett will speak about her new book, Ordering the City: Land Use, Policing and...
An Example to the World? : An Update on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Investigation into Kenya’s Election Violence
Following political disagreements over the results of the presidential election in Kenya in December 2007, violence broke out across the country initially as a protest against the announcement of incumbent...
Watch Conscience Clauses panel discussions on ND Video Channel
A recent panel discussion at the Law School concerned how Catholic teaching and tradition, scholarship and legal developments might inform efforts to protect the rights of conscience of health workers,...
Prof. Nagle shares love of national parks with middle schoolers
Notre Dame Professor of Law John Nagle spends Thursday afternoons in the classroom. That’s not unusual for a University professor—except that his classroom is at Covenant Christian School, and his...
Prof. Snead wins adult stem cell research grant
Notre Dame Associate Professor of Law O. Carter Snead, along with Professor Philip Sloan in Notre Dame’s Program of Liberal Studies and Graduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science,...
Prof. Garnett invited to speak at Ethics and Culture conference
The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture invited Professor of Law Rick Garnett to speak at the Center’s 10th annual fall conference, “The Summons of Freedom: Virtue, Sacrifice, and...
Yale Univ. Press Publishes Book by Prof. N. Garnett
Find out more here http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300124941
NDLS Alum Receives Humanitarian Award
On Friday, October 16, the Notre Dame Law Association (NDLA) Board of Directors honored Notre Dame Law alum and longtime NDLA Board member Robert Michael Greene with the Father William...
Prof. O’Connell in Belgium for armed conflict conference
Mary Ellen O’Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at the 10th...
NYU’s Weiler Discusses Trial of Jesus at NDLS
New York University Professor Joseph Weiler, one of the most distinguished scholars of European law worldwide, will present “Learning From the Teaching(s) of the Trial of Jesus” on Thursday, October...
Irish-American Exchange on Human Rights at NDLS
Notre Dame Law School will host the inaugural “Irish-American Exchange on Human Rights” on campus, October 9-10, 2009. The event will bring together faculty and students from two of the...
NDLS Hosts Law & Economics Conference
Notre Dame Law School will host the Midwestern Law & Economics Association (MLEA) annual meeting on October 9-10, 2009 at Eck Hall of Law.
Prof. O’Connell to discuss Iran and counter-proliferation at conference
Mary Ellen O’Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at Friday’s (Oct....
Prof. Garnett to Discuss “The Constitution in 2020” at Yale
This coming weekend, University of Notre Dame Professor of Law and Associate Dean Richard Garnett will participate in a conference at Yale Law School titled “The Constitution in 2020.”
Guest colloquia series features prominent scholars
On most Fridays during the academic year, Notre Dame Law School hosts prominent legal scholars for its Guest Colloquia Series.
Prof. Garnett presents at Villanova on Catholic social thought and the law
University of Notre Dame Professor of Law and Associate Dean Richard Garnett will present at the Joseph T. McCullen, Jr. Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law at Villanova...
Library Profile: Sandra Klein
Sandra Klein received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with minors in history and sociology, followed by a Master’s degree in Education in...
Prof. Bellia brings practical experience to new role
Notre Dame Professor of Law Patricia Bellia, the new chair of the University of Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics, has excelled at the highest levels of collegiate athletics and...
Bellia brings practical experience to new role
Patricia Bellia, the new chair of the University of Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics, has excelled at the highest levels of collegiate athletics and academics, giving her firsthand –...
Prof. Mayer on Citizens United v. FEC
The oral argument before the Supreme Court today (Sept. 9, 2009) in Citizens United v. FEC raised the hopes of free speech advocates while dimming the prospects for campaign finance...
Prof. Carozza and IACHR issue preliminary report on Honduras
Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza is back on campus following a week-long fact-finding mission in Honduras. He was there as part of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...
Prof. Carozza Returns from Honduran Human Rights Mission
Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza returns to campus Monday, Aug. 24 following a week-long fact-finding mission in Honduras to observe the human rights situation there following a June...
ND London Law Centre workshop examines global justice and private law
The Notre Dame London Law Centre recently hosted leading academics from Europe and Asia for a two-day workshop titled “Global Wrongs and Private Law Remedies and Procedures.”
Intensive Trial Advocacy Program Underway
Notre Dame Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program is currently underway, providing rising 2Ls and 3Ls a week-long opportunity to develop their trial practice skills and gain litigation experiences through...
Prof. Snead Speaks on Neuroscience and Law Panel
At the recently concluded American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting, University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Law O. Carter Snead explained how neuroimaging has entered the civil and criminal...
O'Byrne honored at 102nd AALL Annual Meeting
The Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) honored Chris O’Byrne with the 2009 “Spirit of the FCIL-SIS Award” at...
Jessica Brock – CCHR Summer Fellow
Jessica Brock, NDLS ’10, is spending the summer in Kampala, Uganda as an HIV and Human Rights Intern for UNAIDS. Her work has included review of the HIV and AIDS...