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“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...

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...

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...

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 Arianna Cook-Thajudeen shares her experience with the national Housing Law Project.

"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...

p(image-right). !/assets/253415/karol_web.png(Karol Web)! Butzel Long is pleased to announce that Catherine Karol has joined the firm as Counsel in its Detroit office. Karol concentrates her practice in transactional negotiations, regulatory...

p(image-right). !/assets/253407/vairo_web.png(Vairo Web)! It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Gerald Vairo of Lake Linden, Michigan on September 8, 2017. In 1965 Gerry began...

Burr & Forman LLP is pleased to announce that Charles Davis, III has been hired as an associate in the firm’s Tampa office. Davis joins the firm’s Financial Services Practice...

Ogletree Deakins is pleased to announce that Ann Andrews has joined the firm as a shareholder in the firm’s Phoenix office. Andrews has an extensive background in ERISA litigation, as...

p(image-right). !/assets/253411/slattery_web.png(Slattery Web)! James Slattery delivered the keynote address at the 2017 General Counsel Summit in Sydney, Australia this past May. The topic was "International Piracy of Online Video Content...

p(image-right). !/assets/253412/sullivan_web.png(Sullivan Web)! Scott Sullivan has been named to the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For...

p(image-right). !/assets/253413/dines_web.png(Dines Web)! Berardi Immigration Law is pleased to announce that Catherine Dines has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney. Dines has a wide range of experience in cross-border...

p(image-right). !/assets/253402/heath.1.jpg(Heath)! Edward Heath was one of three lawyers at Robinson+Cole who was presented with Robinson+Cole Mentor of the Year Award that recognizes and honors lawyers throughout the firm for...

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...

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.

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...

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., will be the president’s nominee for solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor.

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...

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...