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Judge Theodor Meron delivers ND Law’s 2022 Peace Through Law Lecture in London
Judge Theodor Meron has been responsible for overseeing the prosecution of some of the most notorious war crimes of the past 30 years, including the genocidal actions perpetrated in Bosnia...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 3: Understanding Imposter Feelings
Have you ever felt like an imposter? Unqualified for the job, less intelligent than your classmates, or undeserving of your accomplishments, and that somehow you managed to convince others you...
Dean G. Marcus Cole to be inducted into American College of Bankruptcy
G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, will be inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy in recognition of his...
ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic hosts Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit
Attorneys and investigators from wrongful-conviction clinics across the Midwest gathered at Notre Dame Law School on October 18-19 for the Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit, hosted by the Law School’s...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 2: Staying in the Game
What do DEI efforts look like in the sports and entertainment industry? How do mandates like the NFL’s Rooney Rule impact diversity and inclusion at the highest levels of leadership?...
Timothy Bradley ’20 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Notre Dame Law School graduate Timothy Bradley ’20 J.D. is serving as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the court’s 2022-23 term, which began last...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 1: The Importance of Inclusion at ND Law
What does it mean to be part of an inclusive law school community? On this inaugural episode of the DEI Podcast with Max Gaston, Notre Dame Law School’s admissions director, Marisa...
Class of 2022 builds on Notre Dame Law School’s strong tradition of securing clerkships
Notre Dame Law School has always had a strong record of graduates securing highly coveted judicial clerkships. The Class of 2022 continued that tradition with a significant increase in clerkship...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic supports Buddhist association in Alabama land use case
Notre Dame, IN — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today in support of a...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting en banc review in Apache Stronghold v. United States
Notre Dame, IN — Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to protect Oak Flat,…
Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame on September 23
Sister Helen Prejean, who for decades has been the leader and moral conscience at the heart of the anti-death-penalty movement in the United States, will participate in a fireside chat...
Notre Dame Law School’s Office of Admissions eliminates early decision application program
The Office of Admissions at Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the elimination of the Early Decision Application program in an effort to promote a more inclusive admissions...
Notre Dame Football Coach Marcus Freeman joins Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole for a conversation with alumni in New York
Notre Dame Law School hosted an event for New York alumni on June 22, 2022, at the Union League Club in Manhattan. The special guest for the evening was Marcus...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivers keynote address at 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
The Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome last week to highlight that freedom of religion or belief is a global issue....
ND Law to hold second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy
The world’s leading defenders of religious freedom will gather in Rome from July 20-22 for the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, hosted by the Law School’s Religious Liberty...
Two recent ND Law graduates help Nigerian family win asylum in United States
Micah Allred and Nick Mohr, two members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2022, helped a family from Nigeria win asylum this week. They worked with their clients through...
ND Law Professor Paolo Carozza named to Meta Oversight Board
Paolo G. Carozza, professor of law and concurrent professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, has been added as a member of the Oversight Board for Meta,...
ND Law creates new exchange program with Strathmore Law School in Kenya
Notre Dame Law School has added another exchange program opportunity for students and faculty — its first in Africa — with a recent agreement with Strathmore Law School in Nairobi,...
Notre Dame officials call for release of Cardinal Zen, SDB, Catholic bishop emeritus of Hong Kong
“We are deeply saddened to learn that Cardinal Joseph Zen, SDB, the Catholic bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has been arrested by Chinese national security authorities for allegedly violating Hong...
NY Times recognizes Professor Carter Snead’s ‘What It Means to Be Human’ as one of 10 books to understand U.S. abortion debate
A new article in the New York Times has recommended Notre Dame Law Professor O. Carter Snead’s book What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in...
ND London Law Professor Philippa Webb awarded top prize in international law publishing
Philippa Webb, visiting professor and distinguished fellow with the Notre Dame London Law Program, was recently awarded the top prize in international law publishing for her 2021 book on the...
ND Law students learn at home and abroad during 2022 spring break
Earlier this month, Notre Dame Law students spent their 2022 mid-semester break contributing to a number of meaningful projects. In addition to service trips — notably, the twice-yearly…
U.S. Department of Justice awards grant to ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has received a $300,000 federal grant that will increase the clinic’s capacity to investigate, litigate, and overturn wrongful convictions. The U.S. Department of...
ND Law student elected president of National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
Second-year law student Dillon Yang has been elected president of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA). He is the first Notre Dame Law student to hold the...
ND London Law Program hosting largest group of students in program’s history
Notre Dame Law students are studying abroad with the London Law Program at the highest numbers in the program’s 53-year history. This semester, 44 second- and third-year law students are studying...
ND Law’s Program on Church, State & Society receives transformational gift
For more than a decade, the Program on Church, State & Society has enhanced the distinctive Catholic mission of Notre Dame Law School. Through legal scholarship and meaningful conversations, the...
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 holds first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
The University of Notre Dame announced last fall that, for the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day would be a holiday for students, faculty, and staff. With no classes...
In Shurtleff v. Boston, Supreme Court must determine religious voices deserve a place in the public square, experts say
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the case to ensure that government actors — like the city of Boston — may not create benefits, opportunities or...
John Templeton Foundation awards $2.1 million grant to ND Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded ND Law School a historic grant that will enable the Religious Liberty Initiative to explore new ways to facilitate principled pluralism in the United...