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Senators discuss ‘Partisan Politics in the Era of Trump’ at ND Law event
On Friday, September 28, Notre Dame Law School hosted a panel discussion titled “Partisan Politics in the Era of Trump: A Threat to our Democracy or Merely Politics as Usual?”...
In Memoriam: Timothy J. Malloy '66, '69 J.D.
It is with deep sorrow that Notre Dame Law School announces the passing of longtime Law School Advisory Council member Tim Malloy, who died on September 3, 2019. After earning...
Intensive Trial Advocacy Program receives generous gift from Jim Basile ’86, ’89 J.D.
A generous gift from Kirkland & Ellis partner Jim Basile ’86, ’89 J.D., will enable Notre Dame Law School to bring more outstanding trial attorneys and judges from around the...
Notre Dame alumni honor Nell Jessup Newton
Notre Dame Lawyers across the country honored Nell Jessup Newton this spring as she concluded her decade of service as the Law School’s dean. G. Marcus Cole, the Law School’s...
Audrey Beck ’17 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Audrey Beck ’17 J.D. will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2019 term. She will join Laura Wolk ’16 J.D., who will clerk for Justice Clarence...
Lenora Popken receives Lardy Award for 2019-20 academic year
Lenora Popken, a rising 3L, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2019-20 academic year at Notre Dame Law School.
Program on Church, State & Society announces endowed lecture series
The Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series will serve as a flagship annual event and celebration of the Program on Church, State & Society.
Professor Thomas L. Shaffer remembered at Law School memorial reception
On April 8, dozens of friends, colleagues, and former students gathered at Notre Dame Law School to celebrate the life and work of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Thomas L....
ND Law Association board dedicates bench for Dean Newton in memory of her brother
The Notre Dame Law Association board commemorated the end of Dean Nell Jessup Newton’s tenure by dedicating a bench in her brother’s name outside of the Stinson Rugby Field during...
Plaintiffs from Obergefell v. Hodges speak about marriage equality case
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, spoke at Notre Dame Law School on Wednesday, March 27, as part of an event that...
Judge Amy Coney Barrett '97 J.D. speaks to ND Club of Washington, D.C.
The Notre Dame Club of Washington, D.C., hosted "An Evening with Judge Amy Coney Barrett" on February 19, 2019. Jon Heintz '09, '14 J.D. introduced Judge Barrett to the audience,...
Jessica Binzoni ’15 J.D. is called to go where few will go
Jessica Binzoni ’15 J.D. came to Notre Dame Law School knowing that her calling was to work with refugees, especially those displaced by international conflicts. Her path after law school—including...
Notre Dame Law School kicks off sesquicentennial
The first law class at Notre Dame was held on February 1, 1869, which makes this year Notre Dame Law School’s sesquicentennial. The Law School community kicked off the celebration...
Notre Dame Law students volunteer to help asylum seekers
A group of Notre Dame Law students traveled to Texas during winter break to put into practice the Law School’s mission of educating a different kind of lawyer. They spent...
Czech university honors Michael Seng ’64, ’67 J.D.
Michael Seng ’64, ’67 J.D. grew up on a farm in Iowa, but he came of age during the civil rights era. He studied history during his undergraduate years at...
Lawyers in love: The Class of 1981's many couples
There was something special about 1981. The royal wedding of Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer captured the attention of millions of Americans. A record-setting 30 million viewers...
Expansion of ND Law’s intellectual property program is bearing fruit
The cover story in the new issue of Notre Dame Lawyer magazine focuses on the growth of intellectual property and technology law at Notre Dame Law School.
Kym Worthy '84 J.D. featured in "I Am Evidence" on HBO
In April, HBO released I Am Evidence, a documentary about the alarming number of untested rape kits in the United States. The film explores why there are more than 225,000...
Why I support the Law School: Tomas Gamba ’76 J.D.
Along with his wife, Gamba funds the Ana Maria and Tomas Gamba Law Fellowship, which provides tuition assistance for students pursuing a law degree.
Jennifer Trock ’98 J.D. to chair ABA Forum on Air & Space Law
It’s not that Jennifer Trock '98 J.D. was surprised to find a supportive community at Notre Dame Law School. After all, she was hoping she would. "I loved it," she...
Educating lawyers with a global perspective
The Notre Dame London Law Program was born 50 years ago, in the fall of 1968, with the idea that law students would become better lawyers if their legal education...
Professor Stephen Yelderman to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch
Yelderman will be the 12th current member of Notre Dame Law School’s faculty who has clerked on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Celebrating a half-century of Notre Dame Law in London
Notre Dame Law School embarked on a unique experiment in legal education in the fall of 1968. Instead of spending the 1968-1969 academic year at the South Bend campus, 20...
2018 Homecoming Recap
Over 375 Notre Dame Law School alumni and guests gathered from around the country for the second annual Law Homecoming Weekend as they watched the Fighting Irish beat Vanderbilt on...
Black Law Students Association honors ND Law alumni
Notre Dame Law School’s chapter of the Black Law Students Association honored three alumni with awards on September 14 at the organization’s annual banquet.
The law as a vocation: How Matt Feeney ’79, ’83 J.D. serves his community
Before he started law school at Notre Dame, Matt Feeney ’79, ’83 J.D., spent a year teaching in a Catholic elementary school in Phoenix as part of the Holy Cross...
Laura Wolk ’16 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Laura Wolk, a member of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2016, will serve as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2019 term.
Notre Dame spotlights James Cheney '18 J.D. for work at Clinical Law Center
The University of Notre Dame recently highlighted James Cheney '18 J.D. for his work at Notre Dame Law School's Economic Justice Clinic.
Judge Elizabeth Tavitas '85, '90 J.D. named to Indiana Court of Appeals
Governor Eric Holcomb has selected Elizabeth Tavitas ‘85, ’90 J.D. to serve as a judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, the state’s second-highest court.
Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., '01, '04 J.D., '09 M.Div. named ND's vice president for mission engagement and church affairs
Rev. Gerard J. Olinger, C.S.C., the former Notre Dame Trustee, succeeds Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C., who has been elected provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers.