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Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic Highlights Student Fellows’ Work Defending Religious Freedom Around the World
This academic year, the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic student fellows have been actively defending religious liberty around…
ND Law’s revamped Loan Repayment Assistance Program a boost for Class of 2023 graduates starting public interest careers
Emma Hildebrand came to Notre Dame Law School with the goal of pursuing a career in government. She took advantage of opportunities like the Notre Dame Law in D.C. program,...
Justice Leona Theron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa visits Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame Law School hosted Justice Leona Theron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa on April 13-14.
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic represents Sikh, Jewish, and Muslim groups defending a Muslim inmate’s religious rights
A Muslim man’s right to practice his religion was suppressed by state officials while being held in a New York correctional facility. His case highlights the importance of interpreting religious…
ND Law’s 2023 Shaffer Fellows to address housing issues, provide expungement relief in Chicago and rural Kentucky
Thomas Haracz and Jeanna James, both members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2023, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowships.
3L Erica Patterson named ABA Law Student Representative of the Year
Erica Patterson, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, was named Law Student Representative of the Year by the American Bar Association. Patterson finished with the most student representative...
ND London Law students learn constitutional law from two Supreme Court justices
Two justices of the U.S. Supreme Court taught seminars to students in the Notre Dame London Law Programme during the spring semester.
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends Apache sacred site from mining plan as Ninth Circuit reviews case
Apache Stronghold v. United States was one of the first cases that the …
NDLA Board honors Vietnam veteran John Lancaster ’67, ’74 J.D. for contributions to disability rights
John Lancaster ’67, ’74 J.D., a Vietnam War veteran and pioneering advocate for disability rights, was honored this spring with the Notre Dame Law Association’s Father William Lewers Award.
JoAnn Chávez ’86, ’90 J.D. devotes energy to helping Detroit youth
Chávez is senior vice president and chief legal officer for DTE, an energy provider and Fortune 250 company based in Detroit.
John Garvey, president emeritus of Catholic University of America, gives 2023 Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture
John Garvey, president emeritus of Catholic University of America, gave the 2023 Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture at Notre Dame Law School on Friday, April 14.
Notre Dame Law School holds second annual Interfaith Dinner in observance of Ramadan, Passover, Easter, and Ridvan
Notre Dame Law School held its second annual Interfaith Dinner on April 12 in observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish Passover, Easter, and the Baha’i festival...
ND Law graduate Thomas Clare ’92, ’95 J.D. helps Dominion Voting Systems win $787.5 million settlement from Fox News
Dominion Voting Systems — which won a $787.5 million defamation settlement from Fox News last week — was represented by a Notre Dame Lawyer in the blockbuster case.
Harvard University Press releases Spanish translation of Professor Carter Snead’s book, ‘What It Means to be Human’
Harvard University Press, working with the University of Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain, has released a Spanish translation of Professor O. Carter Snead’s book, What It Means to be Human: The...
ND Law students compete in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Austria
Notre Dame Law School’s student-run Vis Moot team competed in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, from March 30 to April 7.
Notre Dame Black Law Students Association holds 50th alumni reunion
The Notre Dame Black Law Students Association held its Spring Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion on March 23-26. The weekend included an alumni panel discussion, awards banquet, and black-tie gala, among...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 5: The Mental Health Crisis in Prisons
What happens to a person’s mind when you lock them in a cage no bigger than a parking space? When they’re constantly exposed to dehumanizing, unsanitary, loud, and violent conditions?...
Spring break course designed by Professor Patrick Corrigan brings students to London to learn about international capital markets
A group of Notre Dame Law School students spent a week during spring break visiting banks, legal and financial firms, and academic institutions in London to see the practice and...
Professor Paolo Carozza testifies before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in case of Beatriz v. El Salvador
Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza testified last week in a landmark human rights case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica. The plaintiffs in the high-profile...
Law students from Ukrainian Catholic University learning at Notre Dame this spring
This semester, Notre Dame Law School is hosting three law students from UCU — Adriana Hrytsyna, Solomiia Humen, and Vitaliia Mahas. They are part of a group of 18 UCU...
ND LAMB co-sponsors 10th University of Lucerne Law and Economics Conference
From left: Patrick Corrigan, Christoph Engel, Sadie Blanchard, Hans-Bernd Schäfer, G. Marcus Cole, and Avishalom Tor The 10th University of…
ND Law enhances Loan Repayment Assistance Program, giving all graduates in public interest a 10-year path to loan forgiveness
Notre Dame Law School is implementing dramatic improvements to its Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) that will make the program more generous and cover many more J.D. graduates who pursue...
Exoneration Justice Clinic opens doors for graduates to become ‘a different kind of lawyer’
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic is working to help train a new generation of lawyers who are committed to bringing about a more just criminal justice system and...
ND Law students win Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Moot Court Showcase Team won the 73rd annual Seigenthaler-Sutherland National First Amendment Moot Court Competition on March 17-18 at the Catholic University of America in Washington,...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends Apache sacred site in oral argument before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
A group of Western Apaches and a diverse coalition of legal and religious experts today urged the government in federal court to protect Native American sacred sites on the same...
In Memoriam: Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D.
Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D., senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, died on March 12 after a remarkable life and legal career. He was…
Professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel in landmark UN ruling for Filipina ‘comfort women’
Diane Desierto, law professor and faculty director for the Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, began her career in 2004 seeking reparations and justice…