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ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends Apache sacred site in oral argument before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
A group of Western Apaches and a diverse coalition of legal and religious experts today urged the government in federal court to protect Native American sacred sites on the same...
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative supports criminal complaint against Chinese government for Uyghur genocide
The Religious Liberty Initiative’s amicus brief represents renowned U.S. & U.K. human rights advocates Notre Dame, IN — In what appears to be the largest incarceration of an ethnoreligious group...
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative adds three members to board of advisors
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative has added three new members to its board of advisors: Kristina Arriaga of Intrinsic Communications, Peter Petkoff of Brunel Law School, and David...
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative explores religious liberty challenges facing Catholic schools at symposium hosted with Kellogg Institute, the Australian Catholic University
From December 11 to 14, the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies joined the Australian Catholic University in convening a group of...
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic supports Catholic dioceses’ efforts to operate the first faith-based charter school in the U.S.
Two Catholic dioceses have submitted an application to address educational gaps in Oklahoma by opening the first religious charter school in the nation.
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative screens award-winning film ‘The Hong Konger’
On December 6, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a screening of award-winning documentary The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the newest feature from the...
ND Law students win Best Oralist, Best Brief at International Law and Religion Moot Court Competition in Brazil
Once again, the Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board had a successful showing at an international moot court tournament earlier this month. The Brazilian Center for Studies in Law...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic represents Sikhs, Muslims, Bruderhof, and Jewish groups defending a Rastafarian inmate forcibly shaved bald
Notre Dame, IN — A Rastafarian man was forcibly restrained and shaved completely bald in violation of his religious beliefs while being held in a Louisiana correctional facility. His case...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic defends Muslim man forced to pray next to jail cell toilet
Notre Dame, IN — A Muslim man’s request to pray in accordance with the dictates of his Islamic faith was repeatedly denied by correctional officers in the Dodge County Detention...
‘Religious Liberty Issues in Healthcare’ panelists offer insights on legal and cultural challenges in health care
On October 26, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture hosted the “Religious Liberty Issues in Healthcare” panel discussion in the...
Notre Dame Law Review hosts symposium on ‘Unconstitutional Conditions and Religious Liberty’
The Notre Dame Law Review, in collaboration with the Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative, hosted its first symposium of the academic year on October 24 in the McCartan Courtroom. Centered...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic represents Bruderhof, Sikh, and Muslim groups defending a Rastafarian inmate’s right to wear dreadlocks
Notre Dame, IN — A Rastafarian man’s right to practice his religion was suppressed by state officials while he was being held in an Illinois correctional facility. His case underscores...
Commissioner Nury Turkel shares insights on the Uyghur genocide
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted “The Uyghur Genocide & Threats to Religious Liberty: A Conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel” on October 10. The event was co-sponsored by...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic contests expansive interpretation of state-action doctrine that threatens religious organizations
Notre Dame, IN — Religious social service organizations in many states—from adoption agencies to food pantries—may be faced with the choice of secularizing or giving up their funding and closing...
Notre Dame Law students sweep International Moot Court Competition in Spain
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board started off the academic year strong with victories at the International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion, hosted by the International...
"Careers in Religious Liberty" panelists explore the intersection of law and faith
On September 26, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a “Careers in Religious Liberty” discussion with a panel of accomplished attorneys who have addressed religious liberty questions in...
ND Law establishes new Murphy Fellowship for students studying law and religion
Notre Dame Law School has established a new fellowship to support students exploring the area of law and religion. The Murphy Fellowship is named in honor of longtime and former Notre...
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,...
Program on Church, State & Society announces Stefan McDaniel to serve as first Rodes Fellow
Stefan McDaniel will serve as Notre Dame Law School’s inaugural Rodes Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year, the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society announced. A generous benefaction...
Professor Steven Smith receives 2022 Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award
Steven Smith, the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Law & Religion at the University of San Diego School of Law, has received the...
Former Ambassador to the Holy See Mary Ann Glendon receives 2022 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty
Mary Ann Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, emerita, at Harvard Law School and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, has received the 2022 Notre Dame Prize for...
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....
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s remarks at the 2022 Religious Liberty Summit Gala in Rome
Good evening, and welcome to the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit Gala Dinner, highlighted by the award of the 2022 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty. Before I...
Dean G. Marcus Cole’s Welcome Address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
Good morning! I am Marcus Cole, Dean of Notre Dame Law School, and Founder of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative. On behalf of myself and our Faculty Director, Professor...
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...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting school choice in Kentucky
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic submitted an amicus brief on behalf of EdChoice Kentucky, which represents a broad coalition supporting parental choice, in the Kentucky Supreme Court today. ...
Professor Richard Garnett co-authors book analyzing Supreme Court cases on religious freedom
Richard Garnett, the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law and director of Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society, has joined John Witte Jr. and...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief with Religious Freedom Institute to protect the rights of prisoners
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court this week to assert that all people — including those who are incarcerated —...
Program on Church, State & Society names winners of 2022 writing competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society has announced the winners of its annual writing competition. First place went to Michael Bradley, a member of the Law...