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Expansion of ND Law’s intellectual property program is bearing fruit
The cover story in the new issue of Notre Dame Lawyer magazine focuses on the growth of intellectual property and technology law at Notre Dame Law School.
3L Katelyn Ringrose receives Public Interest Advocacy Scholarship
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation presented Katelyn Ringrose, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, with the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award on November 27 at the 2018 Unity Award Dinner...
Peking University Law School appoints Professor Paul Miller to Global Faculty
Professor Paul B. Miller, the Law School's associate dean for international and graduate programs, was recently named to Peking University Law School’s Global Faculty.
Kym Worthy '84 J.D. featured in "I Am Evidence" on HBO
In April, HBO released I Am Evidence, a documentary about the alarming number of untested rape kits in the United States. The film explores why there are more than 225,000...
Why I support the Law School: Tomas Gamba ’76 J.D.
Along with his wife, Gamba funds the Ana Maria and Tomas Gamba Law Fellowship, which provides tuition assistance for students pursuing a law degree.
Carmen Perez urges ND Law students to be champions for justice
Carmen Perez’s activist roots were planted as a child growing up in Oxnard, Calif. Her older brother went to prison, and has been in and out of the criminal justice...
ND Law professor and students to attend human rights hearing in D.C.
Professor Alejandra Gonza, a visiting scholar who is spending the fall semester at Notre Dame Law School, will speak to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this week in Washington,...
Program on Church, State & Society to award summer fellowships
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society will award several summer fellowships — in the amount of $8,000 to $10,000 each — to students working for a religious institution...
Speaker series connects human rights advocates with campus community
The Human Rights ND speaker series provides human rights advocates a public forum on campus.
Professor Paul Miller to edit new book series for Oxford University Press
The new book series is an exciting development for the recently launched Notre Dame Program on Private Law.
ND Law hosts annual moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted the Third Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. …
Experiencing freedom after 30 years on death row
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row for crimes he didn't commit. He spoke to ND Law students about his wrongful conviction and the lingering effects of...
Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell: Migrant caravan not an ‘invasion’
Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution.
A different kind of lawyer: Veterans studying at ND Law School
Several Notre Dame Law students have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. In observance of Veterans Day, we are honored to share some of their stories.
ND Law School launches new Program on Private Law
Bolstered by several recent hires, the Law School now boasts one of the strongest programs in private law in the country.
LL.M. students present reports at international conferences
Klau Center Graduate Student Affiliates, Nataliia Voitseshyna and Iuliia Emtseva, recently delivered papers at international conferences.
Jennifer Trock ’98 J.D. to chair ABA Forum on Air & Space Law
It’s not that Jennifer Trock '98 J.D. was surprised to find a supportive community at Notre Dame Law School. After all, she was hoping she would. "I loved it," she...
Roundtable examines copyright's impact in music industry
Leading copyright scholars gathered at Notre Dame Law School on October 26 to discuss Glynn Lunney's book, Copyright's Excess: Money and Music in the U.S. Recording Industry. Lunney is a professor...
Educating lawyers with a global perspective
The Notre Dame London Law Program was born 50 years ago, in the fall of 1968, with the idea that law students would become better lawyers if their legal education...
Professor Mark McKenna elected to American Law Institute
The institute’s members have the opportunity to influence the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas, to work with other eminent lawyers, judges, and academics, to give...
Professor Stephen Yelderman to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch
Yelderman will be the 12th current member of Notre Dame Law School’s faculty who has clerked on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Law students talk about Klau Center Summer Fellowships
The Klau Center, in cooperation with Notre Dame Law School’s Career Development office, recently hosted its 2018 Summer Fellows for a briefing on their experiences with public interest organizations.
Celebrating a half-century of Notre Dame Law in London
Notre Dame Law School embarked on a unique experiment in legal education in the fall of 1968. Instead of spending the 1968-1969 academic year at the South Bend campus, 20...
2018 Homecoming Recap
Over 375 Notre Dame Law School alumni and guests gathered from around the country for the second annual Law Homecoming Weekend as they watched the Fighting Irish beat Vanderbilt on...
Black Law Students Association honors ND Law alumni
Notre Dame Law School’s chapter of the Black Law Students Association honored three alumni with awards on September 14 at the organization’s annual banquet.
Program on Church, State & Society grows with addition of director
The Program on Church, State & Society focuses on the role of religion in society and how law structures these relationships. In conjunction with the University's other colleges and centers,...
Church, State & Society fellows reflect on summer experiences
Five 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...
Economic Justice Clinic featured in 'What Would You Fight For?' video
The University of Notre Dame’s award-winning “What Would You Fight For?” series featured the Law School's Judith Fox in a video that aired September 8 on NBC.
ND Law Student receives BakerHostetler scholarship
Second-year Notre Dame Law student Alexandria Hasenkamp has received The Paul D. White Scholarship from the law firm of BakerHostetler. As a tribute to Paul D. White, the firm’s first minority...
The law as a vocation: How Matt Feeney ’79, ’83 J.D. serves his community
Before he started law school at Notre Dame, Matt Feeney ’79, ’83 J.D., spent a year teaching in a Catholic elementary school in Phoenix as part of the Holy Cross...