Becket Fund for Religious Liberty presents ND Law Dean G. Marcus Cole with 2023 Legal Service Award
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty presented its 2023 Legal Service Award to Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole on Thursday, May 25, at Becket’s annual gala in...
Commencement 2023: Speech by Distinguished Professor of the Year Bruce Huber
Professor of Law Bruce Huber, selected by Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2023 as Distinguished Professor of the Year, delivered the following speech to the class during the Law...
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.
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...
In Memoriam: Paul J. Polking ’59, ’66 J.D.
It is with deep sadness that Notre Dame Law School announces the passing of dear friend, alumnus, and longtime Law Advisory Council member Paul J. Polking. He passed away December...
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...
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...
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,”...
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....
ND Law hosts interfaith dinner in observance of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter
Notre Dame Law School students and members of the wider South Bend community came together on the evening of Friday, April 22, for an interfaith dinner in Eck Commons. About...
Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett and student Elizabeth Totzke write op-ed on Supreme Court religious liberty cases for City Journal
On April 25, City Journal — a publication of the Manhattan Institute — published an op-ed written by John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law Nicole Stelle Garnett and third-year...
ND Law’s IP students to compete in national finals of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Once again, Notre Dame Law School’s Intellectual Property Moot Court team has advanced to the national championship round of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. This is the fourth time in...
ND Law holds first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
The University of Notre Dame announced last fall that, for the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day would be a holiday for students, faculty, and staff. With no classes...
Religious Liberty Initiative Student Spotlight: Tom Hellenbrand
As a member of the Religious Liberty Initiative’s 2021-2022 cohort, third-year law student Tom Hellenbrand has had several opportunities to work with Notre Dame Law School faculty on research and writing...
Houston Chronicle publishes ND Law Religious Liberty Initiative editorial on Ramirez v. Collier
On November 9, the Houston Chronicle published an editorial written by John Meiser, supervising attorney of Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic, and Thomas Hellenbrand, a third-year law student and...
International & Graduate Programs hosts seminar series
Fall 2021 | Graduate Seminar Speaker Series Join the International & Graduate Program for a guest speaker series that meets on Mondays throughout the fall semester. Dates and speaker details...
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.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit quotes Professor O. Carter Snead in major decision
Notre Dame Law Professor O. Carter Snead was quoted last week in a major decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a case upholding a Texas ban...
Pier Paolo Pigozzi ’10 LL.M., ’20 J.S.D. interviewed on Paraguay’s PDS Radio
Pier Paolo Pigozzi ’10 LL.M., ’20 J.S.D. was interviewed August 20 by Paraguay’s PDS Radio about a recent lecture on corruption and conflicts of interest. Pigozzi, who is a law professor at Universidad...
Call for Papers: Law and Economics of the Digital Transformation
The Law School's Program on Law & Market Behavior and the University of Lucerne announces a call for papers for the 9th Law and Economics Conference: Law and Economics of...
Nell Jessup Newton to serve as interim dean at University of Miami School of Law
Newton, who led Notre Dame Law School as dean from 2009-2019, will serve as interim dean at the University of Miami School of Law starting in September.
ND Law faculty members file three amicus briefs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Notre Dame Law School’s faculty contributed to three amicus briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. O. Carter Snead, a professor of law at...
Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty recipient Nury Turkel writes op-ed for USA Today
This past weekend, USA Today published a powerful op-ed written by Nury Turkel of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom regarding the atrocities that China’s government has perpetrated on...
Elizabeth Wolford ’92 J.D. is first woman to serve as chief judge in Western District of N.Y.
Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford ’92 J.D. has made history as the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In fact,...
Faith leaders and scholars gather for inaugural ND Religious Liberty Summit
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative brought together the world’s foremost thought leaders on religious freedom June 28-29 for the inaugural Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. Established in 2020,...
Program on IP & Technology Law announces winners of 2021 writing competition
Notre Dame Law School is proud to announce this year’s winners of the Law School’s Program on Intellectual Property & Technology Law Annual Writing Competition. Created to reward the excellent...
Notre Dame Law School announces the Class of 2021 awards
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the Class of 2021 awards. Highest Academic Honors The Law School proudly recognizes three students in the 2021 graduating class with the...
Cristal Brisco ’06 J.D. appointed as St. Joseph Superior Court judge
On June 3, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb named Cristal Brisco ’06 J.D. as his appointment for St. Joseph County Superior Court judge. Brisco has served as a magistrate judge in...
Professor Patrick Corrigan’s article on IPO pricing cited in SEC order
For the second time this year, a final order by the Securities and Exchange Commission cited Notre Dame Law Professor Patrick Corrigan’s article “The Seller’s Curse and the Underwriter’s Pricing...