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Father Mike Show heads for 30th year of fundraising
The Father Mike Variety Show, named for the late Law School Professor Rev. Michael D. McCafferty, C.S.C., returns for its 30th anniversary March 27 at Legends of Notre Dame.
Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell to speak at Brookings Institution
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, will deliver the keynote lecture for the fifth annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture...
In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Winfred Cox '59, '62 J.D.
We are very sorry to report that Robert “Bob” Winfred Cox, a Double Domer and longtime member of the Law School Advisory Council, passed away March 5 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Moot court team wins religious freedom competition in Italy
A team of four Notre Dame Law School students won an international religious freedom moot court competition last week in Bologna, Italy.
ND Law students pitch tech startup, Impowerus, at South by Southwest
Impowerus removes a barrier to legal representation. It offers a novel solution by providing a platform where attorneys and clients can communicate over the Internet through a secure video chat...
One of Catholic Church’s leading voices on race to speak at ND Law School
The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., will examine key elements contributing to the racial divide in the United States and the emergence of...
ND Law School hosts investiture of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Notre Dame Law School was privileged on Friday to celebrate a beloved alumna and professor, Amy Coney Barrett, ’97 J.D., by hosting her investiture as a judge for the U.S....
Notre Dame Law School celebrates Professor Randy Kozel's book
The Notre Dame Law School community celebrated Randy Kozel’s book, Settled Versus Right: A Theory of Precedent, on Thursday with a ceremony and reception in Eck Commons.
ND Law’s Mediation Clinic ‘a great asset for our legal system,’ judge says
The drama of jury trials might provide plotlines for lawyer movies and TV shows, but in real life – especially in family law cases – avoiding a trial often leads...
Professor Veronica Root awarded research grant for ‘dignity of work’ project
Veronica Root, an associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, was among 20 University of Notre Dame faculty members who received grants this week through the Notre Dame...
IP and Entrepreneurship Clinic provides launchpad for trademark career
When Emma Sirignano, ’15 J.D., first came to Notre Dame Law School, she was initially interested in copyright law. She took the semester-long Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship…
Experience as ND Law student inspires mayor to open legal aid clinic in his city
The Notre Dame Clinical Law Center has had a profound impact on generations of law students who have worked there since the clinic was founded in 1951. Count Tom and...
Samuel Bray to join Notre Dame Law School faculty
Notre Dame Law School is proud to announce that Samuel Bray—one of the nation’s leading experts in remedies and equity—will join the faculty as a full-time professor. Bray is a...
J.S.D. candidate named “Amicus Curiae” to Colombian tribunals
Juan Pablo Albán, current doctoral student in the CCHR-sponsored J.S.D Program in International Human Rights Law, has been appointed an Amicus Curiae for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia
Center for Civil and Human Rights accepting applications for summer fellowship
The Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) sponsors the CCHR Summer Fellowship, a $5,000 stipend for legal work in a public interest organization that promotes civil or human rights,...
Notre Dame students, faculty and staff to join 2018 March for Life
More than 1,000 University of Notre Dame students and 65 faculty and staff will travel in a 19-bus caravan to participate in the 2018 March for Life on Jan. 19...
IP and Entrepreneurship Clinic secures patent for disease detection device
Recently the Law School’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic secured a patent for a University of Notre Dame invention that could help physicians detect serious diseases faster and more economically.
In Memoriam: Cornelius “Neil” Collins, ’62 J.D.
The law school is sad to announce the passing of Neil Collins, who died on December 19, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. To read more please view the obituary.