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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...
Religious Liberty Clinic files brief in Ohio to defend religious schools from discrimination
The Religious Liberty Clinic at Notre Dame Law School recently filed an amicus brief in Ohio to defend the state’s school-choice program and ensure that the state is not required...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief to protect rights of religious health care workers and hospitals
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief with the Colorado Court of Appeals this week to protect the fundamental right of health care workers and religiously...
ND Law's First Generation Professionals group creates alumni mentor program
The Notre Dame Law School student group, First Generation Professionals, was formed in 2020 to address some of the unique issues faced by first-generation students in law school. After only...
Notre Dame Law LL.M. alum joins International Criminal Court
Notre Dame Law School alumna Angie García Atehortúa ’20 LL.M. was awarded a prestigious placement at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, as a visiting professional, one of...
Sidley Austin’s Kelly Huggins ’96, ’01 J.D. shares her expertise with ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic
The Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic is seeking to tap into Notre Dame’s national alumni network for partnerships with pro bono attorneys who have a heart for the wrongfully convicted....
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to speak at ND Law Review symposium
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett will deliver the keynote address at the Notre Dame Law Review’s 2022 Federal Courts Symposium at 12:30 p.m. Monday, February 14, in...
ND Law alumnus Joe Donnelly confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
The U.S. Senate today confirmed the nomination of University of Notre Dame alumnus and former senator Joe Donnelly as ambassador to the Holy See.
Zachary Pohlman ’21 J.D. wins Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation legal writing award
Zachary Pohlman, a 2021 Notre Dame Law School graduate, has won first place in the Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation’s 2021 Award for Excellence in Legal Writing — one...
Three ND Law alumni join Religious Liberty Initiative team
Three of Notre Dame Law School’s alumni were drawn back to campus at the beginning of the fall 2021 semester by the opportunity to work for the Law School’s new...
Kresge Law Library receives rare, antique English legal documents from alumnus
The Kresge Law Library recently acquired several rare English legal documents from the 15th to 18th centuries through a donation from Notre Dame alumnus Lt. Col. (Ret.) James R. Anthony...
Mark Anliker ’21 J.D. earns Gideon’s Promise Fellowship to pursue career in public defense
Mark Anliker ’21 J.D. is pursuing his calling as a public defender — and doing his part to improve the criminal justice system — after earning a highly regarded Gideon’s...
Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court case Shurtleff v. Boston
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief this week in Shurtleff v. Boston, a case that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that government officials...
2021 ND Law graduate awarded prestigious Permanent Court of Arbitration fellowship
Daniela Johnson Restrepo ’21 J.D. joined the Permanent Court of Arbitration as a fellow November 8. She is the first J.D. graduate from Notre Dame Law School to be selected...
Alumni named to leadership roles at International Society of Public Law
Two Notre Dame Law School alumni were recently named co-directors of chapter development for the International Society of Public Law, also known as ICON-S. Felicia Caponigri ’12, ’15 J.D. and...
In Memoriam: Dean Emeritus Rev. David T. Link
Rev. David T. Link, the Joseph A. Matson Dean Emeritus of Notre Dame Law School, died Thursday (Oct. 28). He was 85.
In Memoriam: Diana Lewis ’74, ’82 J.D.
Judge Diana Lewis, a member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees for 27 years, died Wednesday (Oct. 20) in West Palm Beach, Florida. She was 68. “Diana...
Professor Joseph Bauer receives McCafferty Award from Notre Dame Law Association
Professor of Law Emeritus Joseph Bauer received the Father Michael McCafferty Award from the Notre Dame Law Association on October 1. The award was presented to Bauer by Thomas D....
First-generation ND Law students gain experience, mentorship from DTE Energy internships
Every year, two or three Notre Dame Law School students spend their summers working as legal interns at DTE Energy in Detroit. The internship program was designed by Notre Dame...
Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren ’90 J.D speaks at Chicago ND Lawyers event
Notre Dame Law alumnus and Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren ‘90 J.D. has spent his career weaving together sports, business, and the law. He joined Notre Dame Law School...
One ND Law professor and one graduate are clerking at the U.S. Supreme Court this term
Professor Stephanie Barclay is clerking for Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, while Notre Dame Law School alumna Alexa Baltes ’17 J.D. is clerking for Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Notre Dame alumnus Joe Donnelly ’77, ’81 J.D. nominated ambassador to the Holy See
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., extended his congratulations to Notre Dame alumnus Joe Donnelly on his nomination today as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
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...
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.
Notre Dame Law School adds expertise and diversity with new faculty hires
“Notre Dame Law School has added incredible strength, expertise, and diversity with our new faculty,” said G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law.
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...
Women Who Empower: Regina Castro Traulsen ’16 LL.M.
This story is part of Notre Dame International's Women Who Empower series.
Born and raised in Mexico, Regina Castro Traulsen is the general director of the Mexican Supreme Court’s Human Rights Office.…
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,...
ND Law doctoral student elected to UN committee on enforced disappearances
Juan Pablo Albán Alencastro, doctoral candidate at Notre Dame Law School and student affiliate of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, has been elected to be a member of the...
ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic hires Kevin Murphy ’14 J.D. as first staff attorney
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has hired its first staff attorney, Notre Dame Law School alumnus and former Jenner & Block litigator Kevin Murphy ’14 J.D. The Exoneration...