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Defenders of religious liberty join for the sixth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit
Each year, Notre Dame Law School hosts the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, bringing together scholars, advocates, and faith leaders for discussions on complex religious liberty issues and the future...
2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Gala and Awards Dinner Recap
The sixth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit culminated on Wednesday, July 8 with its Religious Liberty Gala and Awards Dinner at Offshore Rooftop in Chicago.
2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 3 Recap
Wednesday morning of the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Summit began with a keynote address from Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of Yeshiva University. Rabbi Soloveichik serves as the rabbi of...
2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 2 Recap
On Tuesday morning, Dean G. Marcus Cole delivered the opening remarks at the 2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. “The theme of this year’s summit is “We Hold These Truths…”...
2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Dean G. Marcus Cole’s opening remarks
Good morning, and welcome to the sixth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. I am Marcus Cole, Dean of Notre Dame Law School, and I want to welcome you to...
2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 1 Recap
On Monday morning, participants of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit visited the Field Museum, a natural history museum located in downtown Chicago.
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic Secures Return of Volunteer Stephen Jarrard to County Jail’s Ministry Program After Years of Religious Discrimination
Following a nearly decade-long expulsion based on his religious beliefs, Stephen Jarrard will soon resume his volunteer ministry at Polk County Jail in Georgia. Since 2016, Jarrard has been barred...
2025 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Awards Dinner Recap
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 The fifth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit culminated on Wednesday, June 25 with its Religious Liberty Awards Dinner at the King’s Inns in Dublin, Ireland. 2025...
2025 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 3 Recap
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 KEYNOTE ADDRESS …
2025 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 2 Recap
TUESDAY, JUNE 24 OPENING REMARKS …
2025 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Day 1 Recap
MONDAY, JUNE 23 CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Book of Kells, Trinity College Dublin…
Notre Dame Law School students help prepare religious charter school case for US Supreme Court
Law students Jessica Smith, left, and Hadiah Mabry at the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) Notre Dame Law School students...
Catholic Educators Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Their Freedom to Serve Communities in Need
Court Hears Oral Arguments for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond On Wednesday, April 30, attorneys presented oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in St. Isidore of...
Notre Dame Law School holds fourth annual interfaith dinner in observance of Easter, Ramadan, Passover, and Ridván
Attendees of the interfaith dinner share a meal of halal food from the…
Catholic Educators Argue Against Religious Discrimination in U.S. Supreme Court
Notre Dame’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic Represents St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Appeal to the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, March 5, Catholic educators in Oklahoma...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Rules in Favor of Prison Minister Barred from County Jail
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a decision that permitted a local Sheriff to discriminate against a volunteer jailhouse minister because of his religious...
Four First-Year Students Named 2024-25 Murphy Fellows at Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame Law School has announced the selection of four first-year law students—David Jordan, Catherine Kolesar, Maddie Kosobucki, and Jack McEnery—as the 2024-25 Murphy Fellows. Established in 2022, the Murphy...
Experts from across the globe convene at fourth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, seeking to promote and depolarize religious liberty
Professor Michael Helfand (Pepperdine Caruso School of Law) and Soraya Deen (Muslim Women Speakers) engage in conversation at the fourth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit.…
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic to be named the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
Notre Dame President Rev. Robert…
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative presents 2024 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty to Nazila Ghanea
The 2024 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty was presented to Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Director of International Human Rights Law Programmes...
2024 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit hosts Gala and Awards Dinner and Dedication of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
Dean Marcus Cole delivering remarks at the 2024 Notre Dame…
ND Law to hold fourth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit at the University of Notre Dame
The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative will host the fourth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit from July 9-11 at the University of Notre Dame. The summit is...
Matt and Lindsay Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting right of houses of worship to participate in historic preservation grant program
Zion Lutheran Church in Long Valley, New Jersey. Photo by Zeete. …
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic Represents Coalition of Faiths in Support of Rights of Prisoners Before U.S. Supreme Court
Notre Dame, IN — Yesterday, the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of…
Hadiah Mabry receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2024-25
Hadiah Mabry, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2024-25 academic year. The Lardy Scholarship...
University of Notre Dame Hosts Consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
On May 6, the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic (led by Professor Diane Desierto) and Education Law Project (led by Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett)…
Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law Symposium Explores the Impact of Anti-Blasphemy Laws on Religious Expression
On April 22, the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law presented the 2024 symposium on "Religious Speech in the Context of Anti-Blasphemy and Anti-Proselytism Laws," co-sponsored by Notre...
Apache Stronghold Seeks Full-Court Rehearing to Save Sacred Land
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Support of Request Last week, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed…
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic Represents Volunteer Minister Barred from County Jail Because of His Religious Views
Today, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Jarrard…
Notre Dame Law School holds third annual Interfaith Dinner in observance of Passover, Easter, Ridván, and Ramadan
On March 26, students and faculty from across the University of Notre Dame community gathered at Notre Dame Law School to share a meal in observance of the Muslim holy...