Justice Jesse Reyes receives 2017-18 Graciela Olivarez Award
Notre Dame Law School’s Hispanic Law Students Association recently honored Justice Jesse G. Reyes with the 2017-2018 Graciela Olivarez Award. The award is named for Graciela Olivarez, the first woman...
Program on Church, State & Society announces summer fellows
The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State & Society has awarded three summer fellowships to first-year law students Lydia Woods, Sarah Karchunas, and Kyle Smith. Each will receive a $10,000...
ND Law student wins prestigious National Lawyers Guild fellowship
Walter Jean-Jacques, 1L, has been named a 2018 Haywood Burns Fellow by the National Lawyers Guild. The fellowship sponsors law students working in public interest internships across the country to...
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…
Steve Mackey, ’76 J.D., and Riley Koval, ’16 J.D., show how fellowships give both ways
As far back as fourth grade, Riley Koval, ’16 J.D., would write in the back of his notebooks at school, “I will attend the University…
Program on Church, State & Society offers $10,000 Summer Fellowships
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society will award up to four summer fellowships, in the amount of $10,000 each, to students working for a religious institution…
Michael Hagerty '13 J.D. is fighting for unaccompanied immigrant children
After his first year as a law student, Michael Hagerty, ’13 J.D., spent his summer hiking the desert trails of the U.S.-Mexico border. As a research assistant for Paolo Carozza,...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and legal scholars discuss Professor A.J. Bellia’s book
From left to right: Judge Debra Livingston, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Judge David Barron, Notre Dame Law Professor A.J. Bellia, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, George Washington University Law School…
NDLS hosts moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted its Second Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. Ten moot court teams from across the country…
ND Law School mourns the loss of Paul J. Schierl, '57, '61 J.D.
Paul J. Schierl, Notre Dame Law alum, friend, and benefactor, died on Oct. 23 at the age of 82.
ND Law’s Erika Gustin named finalist for national pro bono award
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...
Conference to consider Professor A.J. Bellia’s path-breaking book on international law and the Constitution
"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...
Teaching ‘awoke a passion’ in John Schoenig, ’98, ’00 M.Ed., ’10 J.D.
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...
Summer fellowships enable ND Law students to explore careers in religious practice
Four Notre Dame Law School students spent their summer exploring legal issues at religiously affiliated institutions and gained hands-on experience at the intersection of law and religion. The summer fellowships...
From boxing to earning a dual degree, SBA President Athena Aherrera does it all
When Athena Aherrera immigrated to the United States from the Philippines seven years ago, she had to adjust to a new country and culture. She embraced the challenge, adapted quickly,...
NDLS Program on Church, State & Society Awards Summer Fellowships
Clockwise from top left: Margo Borders, Lauren Andrini, Robert Sikorski, and Catherine Gawron are recipients of the 2017…
Alum Sean Seymore Honored with BLSA’s Alumni Award
Sean B. Seymore, ’01 Ph.D., ’06 J.D., was awarded the Alvin McKenna Alumnus of the Year Award by the Notre Dame Law School Black Law Students Association at its annual banquet....
NDLS Alum: Obama’s Legacy and Trump’s Challenge of Guantanamo Bay
Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama both called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility during their administrations, saying the costs of keeping the facility open...
NDLS LL.M. Students Win Regional Moot Court Competition and Advance to International Finals
Four Notre Dame Law School students from the LL.M. program in International Human Rights Law recently won the Americas regional round of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition. The...
NDLS Program on Constitutional Structure Sponsors London Conference, Continuity and Change in Public Law
The Program on Constitutional Structure and University of Oxford will co-sponsor a conference, Continuity and Change in Public Law, Feb. 16-17 at the University of Notre Dame in London.
NDLS Human Rights Lawyer Charged with Treason in Cameroon
Felix Agbor Nkongho, ’06 LL.M., has been charged with treason, terrorism, and other capital offenses by a military court in Cameroon after recently leading a series of protests in English-speaking...
FTC Commissioner Speaks to NDLS Students on IP and Antitrust Laws
Maureen Ohlhausen, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, recently spoke to Notre Dame Law School students about how the FTC protects consumers and maintains competition through the enforcement of antitrust...
Randy Kozel named Interim Law Program Director
In January 2017 the London Global Gateway will welcome Randy J. Kozel, professor of law, as Interim Law Program Director. Geoffrey…
NDLS Moot Court Hosts Religious Freedom Tournament
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted its inaugural National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. “This event started as an idea last April and truly came...
Church, State & Society Fellows Reflect on Rewarding Summer Experiences
Samantha Scheuler spent her summer at the Office of the General Counsel at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to gain a better understanding of the legal issues that...
Chicago Was Our Back Up: Why We Practice in Grand Rapids
Bigger is not always better. That is what two Notre Dame Law School alumni told students about why they chose to work at a midsize firm in Grand Rapids, Mich.,...
Prosecution Opportunities Provide Fulfilling Careers with Pathway to Repay Student Loans
Law students interested in getting into the courtroom and trying cases right out of law school should consider becoming a prosecutor, speakers told students recently. An entry-level prosecutor usually will...
NDLS Professor Optimistic about Future Colombian Peace
A key participant in the Colombian peace talks is guardedly optimistic that, even though the peace agreement was not approved by voters, peace will still be achieved.…
Judge Amul Thapar Speaks to NDLS Students at Constitution Day
Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky spoke to a packed audience of students and faculty at Notre Dame Law School on September 16, in...
Judge Amul Thapar to Speak at NDLS for Constitution Day
U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar will speak at Notre Dame Law School on Sept. 16, in celebration of Constitution Day. Sponsored by the NDLS Program on Constitutional Structure and the...