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The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey presented the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award to Thomas R. Curtin at its annual dinner June 21. The award is...

Professor Richard Garnett was interviewed for NPR’s Morning Edition with Nina Totenberg June 28 regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a California law restricting the sale of violent...

Some of the world’s leading scholars across a variety of relevant disciplines are visiting the University of Notre Dame for a week-long “Workshop on Adult and Non-embryonic Stem Cell Research,”...

High Court OKs Sales Of Violent Video Games To Kids “The answer that we’re getting pretty clearly from a solid majority of the court is that” parental pressure, and market...

Human Rights Defender Now Fights For U.S. Policy That came as a surprise to Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of international law at the University of Notre Dame who fought...

*Biolchini Hall Dedication: A Special Edition of the Law Library Newsletter.* Through the generosity of the Biolchini family and many other great benefactors to this building project of such great...

On June 28, Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell was quoted by NPR’s Morning Edition for a story about State Department Adviser Harold H. Koh’s defense of U.S. involvement in Libya.

Some of the world’s leading experts across a variety of relevant disciplines are coming to the Notre Dame Law School for a weeklong “Workshop on Adult and Non-embryonic Stem Cell...

Does Libya intervention violate War Powers Resolution?St. Petersburg Times“The U.S. has deployed manned and unmanned aircraft to fire missiles and drop bombs — the type of weapons only permissible for...

NPRNotre Dame international law professor Mary Ellen O’Connell said the White House is playing word games. “I have no doubt that if we are using drones in Libya, armed drones,...

(CNN) — Harold Koh, legal adviser to the U.S. State Department, attempted to convince Congress on June 15 that the “limited nature” of U.S. military operations in Libya are not...

The Law School’s first Notre Dame Fellows, Jessica L. Howton of Friendswood, Texas, and Brian M. Murray of Annapolis, Maryland, accepted their awards April 25.

The Sister Jean Lenz, O.S.F., Leadership Award, given to a post-baccalaureate student who displays leadership in promoting a more diverse and inclusive campus community, was awarded to Jacqueline Pimentel-Gannon of...

For the third year, the Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) has awarded internship funding to three J.D. students, thanks to the generosity of the CCHR Advisory Committee. The...

National Archives and Nixon Foundation to Host Program on Combating Organized CrimeNews BlazeA noted team of Nixon era Justice Department officials, Congressional counselors, and White House advisers will discuss how...

Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Tocqueville Associate Professor of Religion & Public Life in the Department of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Professor of Law, has been named a co-recipient of the...

Associate Dean Ed Edmonds was quoted in the LA Times by Douglas Farmer in the article A compendium of corruption: Some of the notorious (and some alleged) scandals in sports...