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Two Notre Dame Law students help mother and daughter win asylum
A mother and daughter have been granted asylum in the U.S. after fleeing gender violence in Latin America, thanks in part to Notre Dame Law School students Jacquelyn Aguirre and...
ND Law student to speak at National Association of Muslim Lawyers conference
Zahraa Nasser, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School and member of this year’s Religious Liberty Initiative student cohort, will speak Saturday at the National Association of Muslim Lawyers...
ND Law student Gregory Jenn receives Public Interest Advocate Scholarship
Gregory Jenn, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has received a Public Interest Advocate Scholarship from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation in Chicago. The Public Interest Advocate Scholarship is...
Veterans Day 2021: Honoring our ND Law student veterans
About 20 current students have served in the U.S. military. Some are retired from service; others remain active in reserve units. Some will serve in the JAG Corps after graduation.
Houston Chronicle publishes ND Law Religious Liberty Initiative editorial on Ramirez v. Collier
On November 9, the Houston Chronicle published an editorial written by John Meiser, supervising attorney of Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic, and Thomas Hellenbrand, a third-year law student and...
From Nigeria to Ireland to Notre Dame: Meet LL.M. student Grace Oladipo
Grace Oladipo’s motivations for pursuing human rights law may have begun in her childhood home in Nigeria, but they grew in her adolescence and college years in Ireland. “Human rights...
Meet the editors-in-chief of ND Law’s student-run journals
Notre Dame Law School students have the opportunity to serve on one of the Law School’s five student-edited journals. Students who are interested in being considered for membership on a journal...
First-generation ND Law students gain experience, mentorship from DTE Energy internships
Every year, two or three Notre Dame Law School students spend their summers working as legal interns at DTE Energy in Detroit. The internship program was designed by Notre Dame...
Notre Dame Law students receive prestigious scholarships for women in real estate
Hope Swantko, a second-year law student, and Jenna Wilson, a third-year law student, are two of 28 graduate and professional students to receive merit-based scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.
1L Julia Ware navigates law school while playing soccer for Fighting Irish
Like other first-year students at Notre Dame Law School, Julia Ware is experiencing the rigorous demands and adjustments that all new law students face. However, she is doing so while...
Program on Church, State & Society’s 2021 fellows share summer experiences
Three Notre Dame Law students gained valuable exposure this summer in the area of religious-institutions practice. Sponsored by the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society, each summer fellow assisted...
Notre Dame Law student helps win asylum for Salvadoran mother and child
A young mother and child from El Salvador were granted asylum in the United States, thanks to the legal advocacy of Notre Dame Law School student Sophia Aguilar.
Notre Dame Law School enrolls most diverse class in its history
The class of first-year law students that arrived on campus this fall is unlike any other in the history of Notre Dame Law School. …
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in Supreme Court school choice case
On Friday, September 10, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed its second amicus brief…
ND Law’s Military and Veteran Law Society to ‘Lap the Lakes’ in support of vets who have experienced mental or physical trauma
“Lap the Lakes: A Run to Support Mission 22 at Notre Dame” will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, and end at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 17.
Exoneration Justice Clinic’s summer interns provide valuable contributions
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) welcomed its first cohort of summer interns. Together, they contributed to over 50 cases for the clinic. The intern group included three...
ND Law J.S.D. student wins important parental rights case before the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal
Jorge Barrera Rojas, a student in Notre Dame Law School’s J.S.D. program, recently represented 15 senators before the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal — the country’s highest court — resulting in a...
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...
Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion announces winners of 2021 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion has announced the winners of the 2021 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition. Eric Singerman, a rising third-year student at the...
ND Law doctoral student elected to UN committee on enforced disappearances
Juan Pablo Albán Alencastro, doctoral candidate at Notre Dame Law School and student affiliate of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, has been elected to be a member of the...
Notre Dame Law School announces the Class of 2021 awards
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the Class of 2021 awards. Highest Academic Honors The Law School proudly recognizes three students in the 2021 graduating class with the...
Andrew ‘Ross’ D’Entremont receives Lardy Award for 2021-22 academic year
Kind. Generous. Faithful. Positive. Friendly. Compassionate. Humble. These are the words used repeatedly to describe Andrew “Ross” D’Entremont, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School who has been...
J.S.D. student Bernardo Pulido Márquez receives Kellogg Institute Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions
Bernardo Pulido Márquez, a J.S.D. student at Notre Dame Law School whose work addresses eligibility restrictions designed to keep political candidates off the ballot in Latin American countries, is the recipient...
Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion starts summer fellowship program
The Notre Dame Law School …
ND Law names two 2021 Bank of America Foundation Fellows
Natalie Fulk and Gabrielle Juers, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been named this year’s Bank of America Foundation Fellows. The Bank of America public...
ND Law Journal of Legislation attracts notable experts to discuss ethics in public policy
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman have contributed articles to the spring issue of Notre Dame Law School’s …
ND Law names 2021 Shaffer Public Interest Fellows
Nereida Lopez and Emily Mollinedo, members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2021, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Fellowships. …
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.
ND Law places second in Midwest in USPTO Patent Application Drafting Competition
Two teams of Notre Dame Law School students competed for the first time in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition earlier this spring.…
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Mary Ann Glendon to speak at ND Law School
The Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society is launching the Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series to serve as the program’s flagship annual event.