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ND Law announces new Hamburg Honor Scholars Program, launches partnership with Bucerius Law School
Notre Dame Law School is launching a new summer program for law students — the Hamburg Honor Scholars Program — and an associated partnership with Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.
Professor O. Carter Snead publishes new bioethics book with Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press has announced the publication of Professor O. Carter Snead’s new book, What It Means…
Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Coney Barrett nominated to U.S. Supreme Court
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, was nominated today to the Supreme Court of the United States...
ND Law faculty reflect on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was nominated to the court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and was known as the architect of the legal fight for...
Alexa Baltes ’17 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Notre Dame Law School’s presence at the U.S. Supreme Court continues to grow. Alexa Baltes ’17 J.D. will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2021-22 term. She...
ND Journal of Legislation hosts virtual talk with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke to Notre Dame Law students on September 10 in a virtual event attended by approximately 100 viewers. Christie was introduced by G. Marcus...
Faculty and students celebrate Professor John Finnis as he moves to emeritus status
After a towering 25-year career in law teaching and legal scholarship at Notre Dame Law School, Biolchini Family Professor of Law John M. Finnis has decided to retire. An internationally...
ND Law students win appeals for clients through Seventh Circuit Practice Externship
For the third time in a year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled in favor of an appeal argued by Notre Dame Law students participating...
ND Law students stay on track with career goals by completing summer work programs virtually
When the Covid-19 pandemic began sweeping the country this spring, law firms, government agencies, nonprofits, and other employers were forced to reevaluate their summer associate and intern programs for law...
ND Law student awarded prestigious real estate scholarship
Natasha Gunasekara, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been awarded a real estate scholarship from The Goldie Initiative Scholarship Program. Founded by Goldie B. Wolfe Miller,...
Professor and former Dean Patricia O’Hara to remain active as professor emerita
After nearly 40 years of service to Notre Dame Law School, Professor and former Dean Patricia O’Hara has decided to transition to emerita status. O’Hara ’74 J.D.…
Two ND Law students named National Black Law Students Association executives
Ijeoma Oti and Jaylen Amaker, both rising second-year students at Notre Dame Law School, have been appointed to the 2020-2021 National Black Law Students Association executive board. Oti…
Professor Paolo Carozza contributes to new State Department report on human rights
Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza, an expert in international human rights law, is part of a federal commission that recently released a …
The Future of Privacy brings together global audience in virtual event
The world's top privacy lawyers and scholars will discuss the future of privacy in an exclusive online event August 27, with opening remarks from former Irish President Mary McAleese and...
Professor Mark McKenna named founding director of ND Technology Ethics Center
The center supports curriculum that engages Notre Dame students on issues of technology ethics, and research and engagement to develop technology policy.
Notre Dame Law School establishes Religious Liberty Clinic
With the receipt of a transformational gift from Matt and Lindsay Moroun and family, Notre Dame Law School will put its rich tradition of religious liberty scholarship into practice by...
ND Law Review ranked 8th on Washington & Lee’s list of top legal publications
The Notre Dame Law Review jumped from 22nd to 8th on Washington & Lee University School of Law’s most recent ranking of top legal publications. The annual W&L Law Journal...
Dean G. Marcus Cole: 'I am George Floyd. Except, I can breathe. And I can do something.'
"While my education and position do not grant me immunity from racial violence, they do place me in a position to do something about it."
Victoria Kelley receives Lardy Award for 2020-21 academic year
Victoria Kelley, a rising third-year law student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2020-21 academic year. “Victoria Kelley...
Peter Lardy's second life: Class of 1975's scholarship continues to make ND Law a kinder place
Notre Dame Law School recognizes its students’ outstanding academic achievements with an array of prestigious awards. In classic Notre Dame fashion, however, one of its most beloved and unique annual...
Notre Dame confers degrees on Class of 2020
Notre Dame conferred 3,234 degrees — including 228 law degrees — in the University's first-ever virtual ceremony.
Law students serve entrepreneurs overseas through Business on the Frontlines
Midway through the spring semester, as the coronavirus pandemic began to halt travel plans and change the daily routines of people around the world, third-year law student Melanie Hess was...
Klau Center selects three ND Law students for summer fellowships
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights has announced its 2020 Summer Fellowships for students working in public interest organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement...
Indiana man released from prison after 16 years, thanks to help from Exoneration Project and ND Law
Third-year law student Lenora Popken knew she had found her calling even before the evening of April 2 when Andy Royer met her on the steps of the Kosciusko County Jail...
Professor Jimmy Gurulé appointed to international counter-terrorism project
Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé was recently appointed to the peer review board for Project CRAAFT, which stands for Collaboration, Research and Analysis Against the Financing of Terrorism. The...
From Notre Dame Magazine: Having coffee with G. Marcus Cole
Notre Dame Law School's new dean talks about family, freedom of speech, religious liberty, his lifelong love for Notre Dame, and his vision for the Law School.
2L Allison Lantero named Next Generation Leader by American Constitution Society
Allison Lantero, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected as a 2020 American Constitution Society Next Generation Leader. The Next Generation Leader program recognizes law students...
Amid coronavirus challenges, ND Law's Tax Clinic safely serves community
Because all tax clinic files are stored in a cloud-based practice management system and the team utilizes cloud-based tax preparation software, only in-person exchanges have required adjustment, and the intake...
ND Law's IP moot court team named national champions
After defeating some 80 intellectual property law moot court teams fielded by law schools from around the country, Notre Dame 3L classmates Mark Relation, Talea Stashin, and Katie Cronin have...
Women Lead 2020: Veronica Root Martinez
Professor Veronica Root Martinez, the Robert & Marion Short Scholar at Notre Dame Law School, was profiled in the University of Notre Dame's annual Women Lead feature in celebration of...