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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to speak at Notre Dame
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito will give a talk titled “The Emergency Docket” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 30). Livestream available at kellogg.nd.edu/Alito2021.
Three ND Law professors cited in Sixth Circuit dissent calling for Roe v. Wade to be overturned
O. Carter Snead, professor of law and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, was cited in a landmark dissent by Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. Court...
ND Law Professor Judith Fox appointed to new Indiana Commission on Equity and Access in the Court System
Notre Dame Law Professor Judith Fox will serve on a new commission created by the Indiana Supreme Court to foster public trust and confidence in the state’s courts. The Indiana...
Theodore A. Fitzgerald ‘60 BBA, 62 JD
It is with great sadness that the Law School announces the passing of Theodore Fitzgerald on August 22, 2021 in Hebron, Indiana. Upon graduation, Fitzgerald took a clerkship with the...
Notre Dame Law students receive prestigious scholarships for women in real estate
Hope Swantko, a second-year law student, and Jenna Wilson, a third-year law student, are two of 28 graduate and professional students to receive merit-based scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.
1L Julia Ware navigates law school while playing soccer for Fighting Irish
Like other first-year students at Notre Dame Law School, Julia Ware is experiencing the rigorous demands and adjustments that all new law students face. However, she is doing so while...
Nicholas Danella '06 J.D.
On August 19, 2021, Nicholas A. Danella '06 J.D. took the bench as a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He was selected...
Thomas McHugh '17 J.D.
Thomas McHugh '17 J.D. was featured by JD Supra in an episode of On Record PR discussing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. McHugh is an associate at Bressler, Amery &...
Program on Church, State & Society’s 2021 fellows share summer experiences
Three Notre Dame Law students gained valuable exposure this summer in the area of religious-institutions practice. Sponsored by the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society, each summer fellow assisted...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivers 2021 Tocqueville Lecture
Justice Thomas spoke to an audience of students, faculty, and the general public on September 16 at an event sponsored by Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government.
Notre Dame Law student helps win asylum for Salvadoran mother and child
A young mother and child from El Salvador were granted asylum in the United States, thanks to the legal advocacy of Notre Dame Law School student Sophia Aguilar.
Notre Dame Law School enrolls most diverse class in its history
The class of first-year law students that arrived on campus this fall is unlike any other in the history of Notre Dame Law School. …
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to deliver 2021 Tocqueville Lecture
The lecture will be delivered to a public and campus audience, including Notre Dame students, faculty and staff, in the Leighton Concert Hall of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court school choice case
On Friday, September 10, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed its second amicus brief…
ND Law’s Military and Veteran Law Society to ‘Lap the Lakes’ in support of vets who have experienced mental or physical trauma
“Lap the Lakes: A Run to Support Mission 22 at Notre Dame” will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, and end at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 17.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett returns to ND Law to teach intensive course on statutory interpretation
The one-week course explored and critically evaluated leading contemporary approaches to statutory interpretation. Fifteen third-year law students took the intensive course.
Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief on Thursday, September 2, to request that the U.S. Supreme Court review the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in...
Professor Avishalom Tor publishes new edited book, ‘Law and Economics of Regulation’
Avishalom Tor, professor of law and director of the Research Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB) at Notre Dame Law School, along with Prof. Dr. Klaus Mathis, faculty...