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Law professor Randy Kozel to succeed Tricia Bellia as Chair of Faculty Board on Athletics and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative
University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. has appointed Randy Kozel, the Fritz Duda Family Law Professor, to succeed Tricia Bellia (live link), the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill...
Notre Dame Law School Welcomes New Faculty Members for 2026–27 Academic Year
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to welcome six new faculty members and one visiting professor for the 2026–27 academic year. Collectively, they bring extensive scholarly, teaching, and practical experience...
Notre Dame Law School Welcomes Global Visiting Faculty for Fall 2026
As we usher in the new academic year at Notre Dame Law School, International and Graduate Programs (IGP) is pleased to announce the new cohort of Global Visitors for the...
Notre Dame Legal History Colloquium to Begin Third Year of Meetings, Now Accepting Presenter Applications
The Notre Dame Legal History Colloquium will again convene a series of workshops during the 2026-2027 academic year for emerging legal historians. Now in its third consecutive year of meetings,...
Notre Dame Law Professors Offer Insight on Supreme Court Rulings
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court concluded its 2025–26 term with landmark decisions addressing birthright citizenship, mail-in voting, religious liberty, and presidential authority. Professors Richard Garnett, Derek Muller, Ashley Sanchez, and...
Notre Dame Law School Announces Faculty Promotions for Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes
Two members of the Notre Dame Law School faculty, Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes, have been promoted effective July 1, 2026. “Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes...
Olivia Rogers ’23 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Notre Dame Law School graduate Olivia Rogers ’23 J.D. will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the 2026-27 term. Rogers will be the sixth graduate to...
ND Law’s Program on Church, State & Society Announces 2026 Writing Competition Winners
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society has announced the winners of its annual writing competition. The competition encourages scholarship exploring the intersections of church, state, and...
Dean Cole's address to ND Law Alumni in Seoul, South Korea
On Friday, May 8, Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole delivered an address to the Notre Dame Alumni of Asia in Seoul, South Korea. In his remarks, Dean...
Joseph Reilly receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2026-27
Joseph Reilly, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2026-27 academic year.
Notre Dame Law School Announces Top Academic Awards for the Class of 2026
Notre Dame Law School is proud to announce the top three academic awards for the Class of 2026: The Colonel William J. Hoynes Award, the Dean Joseph O'Meara Award, and...
Paolo Carozza provides insight on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas
On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (Magnificent humanity), which provides moral guidance to bishops, clergy and the faithful on safeguarding the human person...
Notre Dame experts respond to Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas
On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (Magnificent humanity), which provides moral guidance to bishops, clergy and the faithful on safeguarding the human person...
Celebrating the Commencement of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2026
Notre Dame Law School honored the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 16, at the Law School’s 156th Diploma and Hooding Ceremony. The Law School conferred 1 J.S.D., 11 LL.M.,...
Notre Dame Law School announces awards for 2026 graduating class
On Friday, May 15, Notre Dame Law School recognized its graduating students at the annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were presented for academic achievement, including Honor Roll, Dean’s Circle, Faculty Excellence,...
Class of 2026 Commencement Features
On May 16, 2026, we will celebrate Commencement with the Notre Dame Law School Class…
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Nora Ibrahim
Nora Ibrahim once saw the world in black and white. As an undergraduate biology major specializing in endocrinology, she was drawn to the clarity of science, where answers are measurable...
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Jennifer Osita
Jennifer Osita’s path to Notre Dame Law School began in hospital rooms, not courtrooms. After graduating from college, Jennifer was a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse, where she learned...
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Emmett Gillen
For Emmett Gillen, the path to law school was already familiar. But even though his father and two older brothers are lawyers, for Emmett, choosing the law was never about...
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Dennis Wieboldt III
When Dennis Wieboldt applied to Notre Dame Law School, he set out to pursue a J.D. and a Ph.D. in history simultaneously. To the best of any administrator’s knowledge, this...
In Memoriam: G. Robert Blakey, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law Emeritus, Notre Dame Law School
George Robert Blakey, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law Emeritus, died…
Notre Dame Law 3L Simon Brake Wins First Place in Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition
Simon Brake, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has…
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Kathleen Casey
For Kathleen Casey, the path to law school began long before she ever stepped into a courtroom. Growing up on the East Coast, she was first introduced to the law...
Rev. Patrick Reidy Named 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient
Rev. Patrick E. Reidy, C.S.C.,…
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Thomas MacPhee
For Thomas MacPhee, a steadfast commitment to faith and service has long guided his path to law school and a legal career. Tom was born and raised in Conifer, Colorado,...
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Nate and Gloria Wertjes
Nate and Gloria Wertjes arrived at Notre Dame Law School not just as classmates, but as a team. The couple met through the John Jay Institute in Philadelphia in a...
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Morgan Hall
From the time she was in third grade, Morgan Hall knew she wanted to be a lawyer. While looking through an old notebook years later, Morgan found she had written...
2026 Shaffer Public Interest Fellow to Serve Domestic Violence Survivors in North Carolina
Nikki Rafferty, a third-year…
Class of 2026 Commencement Feature: Nicholas Smith
Nicholas Smith’s journey began in a small farming community in Top Alston, Clarendon, Jamaica—a community where dreams are often measured against tradition. There, young people are often encouraged to pursue...
Third-year Notre Dame Law students honored for public interest work at annual Champions for Justice Ceremony
Celebrating a deep commitment to service, Notre Dame Law School’s Champions for Justice Public Interest Recognition Ceremony honors third-year students who have dedicated themselves to advancing the common good through...