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Three ND Law professors cited in Sixth Circuit dissent calling for Roe v. Wade to be overturned
O. Carter Snead, professor of law and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, was cited in a landmark dissent by Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. Court...
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...
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court school choice case
On Friday, September 10, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed its second amicus brief in the upcoming Supreme Court case Carson v. Makin…
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.
Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Gordon College v. DeWeese-Boyd
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief on Thursday, September 2, to request that the U.S. Supreme Court review the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in...
Professor Avishalom Tor publishes new edited book, ‘Law and Economics of Regulation’
Avishalom Tor, professor of law and director of the Research Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB) at Notre Dame Law School, along with Prof. Dr. Klaus Mathis, faculty...
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...
Notre Dame Law School welcomes new faculty for 2021-22 school year
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce several additions to the faculty. “Notre Dame Law School has added incredible strength, expertise, and diversity with our new faculty,” said G....
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...
Report co-produced by ND Law’s Economic Justice Clinic highlights looming eviction crisis and how Indiana courts can help
The report was produced by the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, the Indiana Justice Project, and ND Law’s Economic Justice Clinic.
ND Law Professor Carter Snead files amicus brief in landmark abortion case
O. Carter Snead, professor of law at Notre Dame Law School and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, has filed (with Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor...
Judge dismisses murder charge against Exoneration Justice Clinic client Andy Royer
Andrew Royer is free — finally exonerated nearly two decades after he was charged with a crime he did not commit. For years, Royer said that police had exploited his...
ND Law Professor Carter Snead to receive Expanded Reason Award
Snead will receive the 2021 Expanded Reason Award in Research for his book “What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics.”
Professor Samuel Bray testifies on Supreme Court case selection
Notre Dame Law Professor Samuel Bray testified before the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this week. The commission was created in April by an...
In Memoriam: Professor J. Eric Smithburn
Notre Dame Law Professor Emeritus J. Eric Smithburn — a leading scholar in family law and a compassionate advocate for disadvantaged children and families — passed away June 18. He...
Supreme Court cites four Notre Dame Law professors in one day
On June 17, three ND Law faculty members were cited in the decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, and another faculty member was cited in Nestle v. Doe.
Professor Diane Desierto to lead the ND Law’s human rights program
Desierto, an expert in human rights and international law, is the new faculty director for the Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law.
Law School to host inaugural Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit on June 28-29
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative will bring together some of the world’s foremost thought leaders on religious freedom at the end of June for the inaugural Notre Dame...
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...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Mary Ann Glendon to speak at ND Law School
The Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society is launching the Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series to serve as the program’s flagship annual event.
Supreme Court case risks government censorship of young people’s protected political and religious expression, Professor Rick Garnett says
“For more than 50 years, the justices have struggled to define the free-speech rights of public school students,” said Richard W. Garnett, the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law...
Notre Dame Law School announces new exchange program with Tel Aviv University
Scheduled to start in fall 2021, the program will include faculty and student exchanges with Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann Faculty of Law, which is Israel’s oldest and most prestigious law school.
SCOTUS donor privacy case could have ramifications for dark money in elections, Professor Lloyd Mayer says
While Congress currently requires tax-exempt charities to provide this information to the IRS, only a few states require charities to also provide this information to state officials who regulate charities,...
ND Law students prepare expungement petitions for hundreds of local residents
A group of students assisted an overwhelmed prosecutor’s office during winter break by completing expungement petitions on behalf of South Bend-area residents with criminal records.
Training program brings together communities, government, and developers in Amazon region
“The water and land of this region nourish and sustain the natural world, the life and cultures of hundreds of communities. ... Water, the source of life, has a rich...
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Maine families in school choice case
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 11), representing the Council for Islamic Schools in North America, Partnership for...
Women Lead 2021: Stephanie Barclay
Professor Stephanie Barclay was profiled in Notre Dame’s Women Lead feature in celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell: Syria airstrikes a grave violation of international law
The strikes reportedly resulted in multiple deaths — a grave violation of international law, according to Notre Dame Law School professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, a respected expert on international law and the use of...