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Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic contests expansive interpretation of state-action doctrine that threatens religious organizations
Notre Dame, IN — Religious social service organizations in many states—from adoption agencies to food pantries—may be faced with the choice of secularizing or giving up their funding and closing...
Timothy Bradley ’20 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Notre Dame Law School graduate Timothy Bradley ’20 J.D. is serving as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the court’s 2022-23 term, which began last...
Notre Dame Law students sweep International Moot Court Competition in Spain
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board started off the academic year strong with victories at the International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion, hosted by the International...
Gwendolyn Loop is ND Law’s 2022 Polking Family Fellow
Gwendolyn Loop is the recipient of the 2022 Polking Family Fellowship, which aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders who understand that law and public policy are essential elements...
"Careers in Religious Liberty" panelists explore the intersection of law and faith
On September 26, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a “Careers in Religious Liberty” discussion with a panel of accomplished attorneys who have addressed religious liberty questions in...
Notre Dame Law School awards endowed professorships to Randy Kozel and Samuel Bray
Notre Dame Law Professors Randy Kozel and Samuel Bray were appointed to endowed professorships at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester. In making the announcement, Joseph A. Matson Dean...
ND Law establishes new Murphy Fellowship for students studying law and religion
Notre Dame Law School has established a new fellowship to support students exploring the area of law and religion. The Murphy Fellowship is named in honor of longtime and former Notre...
Professor Avishalom Tor hosted Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago to discuss collaborative efforts
Avishalom Tor, professor of law and director of the Notre Dame Law School’s Research Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB), hosted Bruno Ryff, consul general at Consulate General...
The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston Episode 1: The Importance of Inclusion at ND Law
What does it mean to be part of an inclusive law school community? On this inaugural episode of the DEI Podcast with Max Gaston, Marisa Simon Director of Admissions at...
Class of 2022 builds on Notre Dame Law School’s strong tradition of securing clerkships
Notre Dame Law School has always had a strong record of graduates securing highly coveted judicial clerkships. The Class of 2022 continued that tradition with a significant increase in clerkship...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic supports Buddhist association in Alabama land use case
Notre Dame, IN — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today in support of a...
Charity law scholars from around the world will gather in London for Notre Dame workshop
Notre Dame Law School will host the Charity Law Workshop on September 23-24 at the University of Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. Charity law determines what entities qualify as “charities,”...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting en banc review in Apache Stronghold v. United States
Notre Dame, IN — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to protect Oak Flat,...
Eric Leis ’22 J.D. wins second place in Georgetown Law writing competition
Eric Leis, a 2022 Notre Dame Law School graduate, won second place in the Georgetown Law Technology Review Student Technology Writing Competition. His paper, “Judicial Review of Commissioner HAL 9000,”...
Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame on September 23
Sister Helen Prejean, who for decades has been the leader and moral conscience at the heart of the anti-death-penalty movement in the United States, will participate in a fireside chat...
Notre Dame Law School’s Office of Admissions eliminates early decision application program
The Office of Admissions at Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the elimination of the Early Decision Application program in an effort to promote a more inclusive admissions...
Ballfield to law field: Notre Dame baseball teammates now represent MLB Players Association
At the end of the 2000 baseball season, Matt Nussbaum’s joy over Notre Dame sneaking into the NCAA tournament was tempered only by the shoulder injury sidelining his friend and...
Notre Dame Football Coach Marcus Freeman joins Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole for a conversation with alumni in New York
Notre Dame Law School hosted an event for New York alumni on June 22, 2022, at the Union League Club in Manhattan. The special guest for the evening was Marcus...
Program on Church, State & Society announces Stefan McDaniel to serve as first Rodes Fellow
Stefan McDaniel will serve as Notre Dame Law School’s inaugural Rodes Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year, the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society announced. A generous benefaction...
Professor Steven Smith receives 2022 Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award
Steven Smith, the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Law & Religion at the University of San Diego School of Law, has received the...
ND London Law Professor Matthew Dyson publishes new book, ‘Explaining Tort and Crime’
Matthew Dyson, visiting professor and senior fellow of the Notre Dame London Law Programme, has authored a new book, “Explaining Tort and Crime — Legal Development Across Laws and Legal...
Former Ambassador to the Holy See Mary Ann Glendon receives 2022 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty
Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, at Harvard Law School and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, has received the 2022 Notre Dame Prize for...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivers keynote address at 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
The Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome last week to highlight that freedom of religion or belief is a global issue....
Professor Samuel Bray elected to American Law Institute
Notre Dame Law School Professor Samuel Bray was recently elected a new member of the American Law Institute. The American Law Institute is most known for its creation of Restatements...
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s remarks at the 2022 Religious Liberty Summit Gala in Rome
Good evening, and welcome to the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit Gala Dinner, highlighted by the award of the 2022 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty. Before I...
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s Welcome Address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
Good morning! I am Marcus Cole, Dean of Notre Dame Law School, and Founder of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative. On behalf of myself and our Faculty Director, Professor...
ND Law to hold second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy
The world’s leading defenders of religious freedom will gather in Rome from July 20-22 for the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, hosted by the Law School’s Religious Liberty...
ND Law honors Judy Fox as she retires from Law School faculty
Notre Dame Law School honored the exceptional career of Clinical Professor of Law Judith Fox at a celebration last month. She retired from the Law School after decades of service...
Notre Dame Law School celebrates the career of retiring faculty member Matt Barrett
Notre Dame Law School honored the exceptional career of longtime faculty member Professor of Law Matthew J. Barrett last month. He retired from the Law School after decades of service...
Two recent ND Law graduates help Nigerian family win asylum in United States
Micah Allred and Nick Mohr, two members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2022, helped a family from Nigeria win asylum this week. They worked with their clients through...