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Notre Dame Law School: A truly national law school
According to statistics from the American Bar Association, Notre Dame Law School alumni who graduated between 2012 and 2016 are more widely dispersed than their counterparts from any other U.S....
Steve Mackey, ’76 J.D., and Riley Koval, ’16 J.D., show how fellowships give both ways
As far back as fourth grade, Riley Koval, ’16 J.D., would write in the back of his notebooks at school, “I will attend the University of Notre Dame.”Raised as a...
Program on Church, State & Society offers $10,000 Summer Fellowships
"Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society":https://churchstate.nd.edu/ will award up to four summer fellowships, in the amount of $10,000 each, to students working for a religious institution...
Law students as assistant rectors – a Notre Dame Law School tradition
It was 1987 when John McCabe returned to Alumni Hall, across Main Circle from the Law School. McCabe, ’86, ’89 J.D., had lived in Alumni as an undergraduate, but was...
Michael Hagerty '13 J.D. is fighting for unaccompanied immigrant children
After his first year as a law student, Michael Hagerty, ’13 J.D., spent his summer hiking the desert trails of the U.S.-Mexico border. As a research assistant for Paolo Carozza,...
Professor Samuel Bray speaks to House Judiciary members about nationwide injunctions
Bray was one of four experts invited to testify Thursday in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. The hearing was on...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and legal scholars discuss Professor A.J. Bellia’s book
From left to right: Judge Debra Livingston, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Judge David Barron, Notre Dame Law Professor A.J. Bellia, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, George Washington University Law School Professor...
Professor Jay Tidmarsh's family featured in Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal published a feature article about Green Bridge Growers in the newspaper’s Monday edition. Notre Dame Law Professor Jay Tidmarsh’s wife, Jan Pilarski, and their son, Chris...
NDLS hosts moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted its Second Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. Ten moot court teams from across the country participated in...
In Memoriam: Robert F. Biolchini
I am very sorry to report that Robert F. Biolchini, a trustee and generous benefactor of the Law School, passed away November 8 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Bob was a...
ND Law prepared Jennifer Klute Hall, ’99 J.D., for Capitol Hill
Jennifer Klute Hall, ’99 J.D., has navigated the politics of Washington, D.C., drafted major legislation that won congressional approval, and now serves as general counsel at a national trade association...
14th Amendment scholar talks birthright citizenship at Dean’s Lecture
Martha Jones, scholar on American legal history, tied more than two centuries of debate over the 14th Amendment and citizen rights for former slaves to today’s political debate surrounding undocumented...
In Memoriam: Professor Regis William Campfield
By Nell Jessup Newton, Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of LawI am very sorry to announce that Professor Regis Campfield, founder of the Notre Dame Tax and Estate Planning...
Ironclad CEO Jason Boehmig, '12 J.D., is revolutionizing how legal teams do business
Boehmig is the co-founder and chief executive of Ironclad, a Silicon Valley startup that's aiming to change the way lawyers create and manage contracts.
ND Law grads credit Tax Clinic with preparing them for practice
Alexis Maguiña had no background in accounting when he started working at the Notre Dame Tax Clinic last fall as a 3L at the Law School. Today, a little more...
ND Law School mourns the loss of Paul J. Schierl, '57, '61 J.D.
Paul J. Schierl, Notre Dame Law alum, friend, and benefactor, died on Oct. 23 at the age of 82.
Expert on 14th Amendment to deliver Dean’s Lecture on Race, Law, & Society
Martha Jones, an expert on the history of the 14th Amendment and how black Americans constructed their rights through legal proceedings, will deliver the second Dean’s Lecture on Race, Law,...
U.S. Senate confirms Professor Amy Barrett as federal judge
“Amy Barrett has been a beloved teacher and outstanding scholar,” said Nell Jessup Newton, the Joseph A. Matson Dean of Notre Dame Law School. “I am confident she will be...
ND Law’s Erika Gustin named finalist for national pro bono award
Erika Gustin, 2L, was nominated to receive the 2017 PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award for her work on Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Project. The award recognizes the significant contributions...
Professor Mark McKenna named to Notre Dame's 2017 All-Faculty Team
Mark P. McKenna, professor of law and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow, was honored Saturday as a member of Notre Dame's 2017 All-Faculty Team. McKenna, who teaches and writes in the...
Expert panel of Notre Dame alumni to examine the future of Guantanamo Bay
Notre Dame Law School will host a panel discussion on Thursday to explore potential policy changes surrounding the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the use of military tribunals, and the related...
CCHR Summer Fellow shares experience
CCHR Summer Fellow Arianna Cook-Thajudeen shares her experience with the national Housing Law Project.
Conference to consider Professor A.J. Bellia’s path-breaking book on international law and the Constitution
"A.J. Bellia":http://law.nd.edu/directory/anthony-bellia-jr/, the O'Toole Professor of Constitutional Law at Notre Dame, has co-authored a path-breaking book on customary international law and the United States Constitution with Bradford R. Clark, the...
Street Law brings Notre Dame students to local high schools
As the bell rings for the end of the passing period at John Adams High School, students in Michael Szucs’ second-period government class pass forward their homework assignments — a...
St. Thomas More Society of Dallas to honor Professor Gerard V. Bradley
The St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Dallas will honor Notre Dame Law Professor Gerard V. Bradley with its Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend.
Teaching ‘awoke a passion’ in John Schoenig, ’98, ’00 M.Ed., ’10 J.D.
John Schoenig had always felt called to work in education. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame in 1998, he taught English for two years at Holy Rosary School...
Judiciary Committee supports Professor Amy Barrett, ’97 J.D., for federal judgeship
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday in support of Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit....
Kate O’Scannlain, ’99, ’05 J.D., picked to be Labor Department’s top lawyer
Kate O’Scannlain, ’99, ’05 J.D., will be the president’s nominee for solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honors Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D.
The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honored Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D., this week with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated...
Brendan McCarthy, ’00, ’04 J.D., tapped for civil rights job in Montana
Notre Dame’s impact extends far and wide, including the Big Sky state. In January of this year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana announced that it created...