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ND Law’s IP & Entrepreneurship Clinic settles in at Innovation Park
When the Law School expanded its Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic into a new office space at Innovation Park last summer, the idea behind the move was that law students...
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...
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...
ND Law holds London conference to celebrate the work of Professor John Finnis
A conference marking the 25-year career at Notre Dame Law School of Biolchini Family Emeritus Professor of Law John Finnis was held October 16 at the University of Notre Dame’s...
Two Notre Dame Law faculty write chapters in Handbook on Corporate Purpose and Personhood
Professors Veronica Root Martinez and Paul B. Miller have contributed chapters to the recently published Research Handbook on Corporate Purpose and Personhood. The handbook, published…
Professor Diane Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade
Diane Desierto, professor of law and global affairs in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, was named chair-rapporteur of the United Nations’ Expert Group on the...
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.
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....
Professor Carter Snead honored by St. Thomas More Society Dallas chapter
The Dallas chapter of the St. Thomas More Society honored O. Carter Snead, professor of law at Notre Dame Law School and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and...
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.
A look back at Supreme Court visits to Notre Dame Law School
Three U.S. Supreme Court justices visited Notre Dame during the first month of this fall semester. The visits are part of a long tradition in which members of the nation’s highest...
Justice Samuel Alito defends Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
Alito’s speech was presented by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and its Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law (CAROL) Lab, and co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to speak at Notre Dame
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito will give a talk titled “The Emergency Docket” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 30). Livestream available at kellogg.nd.edu/Alito2021.
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…
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 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.
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.”
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,...
Professor Samuel Bray testifies on Supreme Court case selection
Notre Dame Law Professor …