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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.
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.”
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.
Uyghur human rights advocate Nury Turkel to receive first Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty
The award presentation will be the capstone of the inaugural Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, to be held at the University of Notre Dame, June 28-29.
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...
ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic names first postgraduate fellow
Nikolai Stieglitz, a member of the Class of 2021, will investigate and litigate wrongful conviction cases for the Exoneration Justice Clinic during his two-year fellowship that starts this summer.
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.
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.
Klau Center awards summer fellowships to four ND Law students
The law students will work in public interest organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of underrepresented minorities.
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.
Book co-edited by Professor Paolo Carozza examines the meaning of 'human dignity'
How can international development groups promote human dignity in their work — and why should they try? A new volume from the Kellogg Institute Book Series on Democracy and Development examines…
SEC order cites Professor Patrick Corrigan's paper on IPO pricing
A final order by the Securities and Exchange Commission cited to Professor …
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Apache Stronghold in Oak Flat litigation
The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative has filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court in the case Apache Stronghold vs. United States of America. The...
ND Law's IP students advance to national finals in Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s intellectual property moot court team won the Chicago regional of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition this past Saturday. The team consists of third-year law students…
"March On, Notre Dame!" highlights the University's pro-life commitment
The University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture has released a video entitled "March On, Notre Dame!" that highlights the University's commitment to building a culture of...
ND Law students win North American region in international environmental moot court competition
Two second-year Notre Dame Law School students, Ambris Saravanan and Mark Simonitis, won the North American regional championship round of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition…
Dean G. Marcus Cole to join trailblazing jurist and NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page for MLK Day event
Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, a 1967 University of Notre Dame graduate and the first African American justice to serve on Minnesota’s highest court, will join G. Marcus...
Wall Street Journal: Professor Carter Snead’s ‘What It Means to Be Human’ is one of the year’s best books
The Wall Street journal listed "What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics" among the 10 best books of 2020.
In Memoriam: Patrick F. McCartan '56, '59 J.D.
Patrick F. McCartan, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and a recipient of the University’s highest honors, died Monday (Nov. 30) in Cleveland with members...
Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett named adjunct fellow by Manhattan Institute
John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law Nicole Stelle Garnett has joined the Manhattan Institute as an adjunct fellow. Garnett's research focuses on property, land use,…
Amy Coney Barrett, alumna and longtime ND Law faculty member, confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Barrett, a member of ND Law's Class of 1997, is the first Notre Dame graduate and faculty member to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
LL.M., J.S.D. alumni fight for human rights through work at International Criminal Court
When Professor Jimmy Gurulé took his London Law Program students to The Hague last spring to visit the International Criminal Court and Peace Palace, two Notre Dame Law School alumni were...
Professor Richard Garnett elected to American Law Institute
Richard Garnett, the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, was recently elected a member of the American Law Institute. The institute’s members have...
Fifth Circuit Judge Carl Stewart gives keynote address for ND Law's Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion
Themes of inclusion and using one’s opportunities to benefit others were prevalent as Judge Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit spoke to Notre...