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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.18.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Roger Alford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday on "The New Invisible Hand? The Impact of Algorithms on Competition and Consumer Rights."
• Randy Kozel has published "Is Chevron Binding Law" in the Yale Journal on Regulation.
• Carter Snead wrote "The Jurisprudence & Politics of Abortion" for Commonweal in response to Bernard G. Prusak’s recent article “The Pro-Life Movement: Less Popular Than Ever?”
• Derek Muller was on the Bloomberg Law podcast, "SCOTUS Asked to Rule on Trump Immunity Claims."
• Stephanie Barclay's article, "The Historical Origins of Judicial Religious Exemptions," was cited in the Virginia Supreme Court's …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.11.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Derek Muller was interviewed and quoted in several news articles last week.
• Nicole Garnett was quoted in a Deseret News article, "Of church and state."
• Lawrence Solum of the Legal Theory Blog selected Stephanie Barclay's new article, "Replacing Smith," for the Download of the Week.
• Patrick Corrigan will be speaking on December 12 at the ACLE Seminar at the University of Amsterdam on "The Prisoner's Dilemma of Stockholders in Social Enterprises."
• Bruce Huber recently did an hour-long interview about climate change on the Good Faith podcast.
• Lisa Koop was one of the immigration lawyers interviewed in this …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.4.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law honors Professor Jimmy Gurulé and alumna Alyssa Phillips at 2023 Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet
• Marc Moore, Global Distinguished Professor of Law at the Notre Dame London Law Programme, recently published a new book, “A Research Agenda for Corporate Law.”
• Sherif Girgis published an article in the New York University Law Review that examines the Supreme Court's "living traditionalism."
• Nicole Garnett was quoted in an article by the UPI about St. Isadore Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma.
• Derek Muller was quoted by Bloomberg Law News in "Voting Rights Law Faces More Setbacks With …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.27.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Jay Tidmarsh presented his paper (co-authored with Tladi Marumo) on the subject of class representatives and class objectors at the University of Texas Law School on November 13.
• Paul Miller and Sam Bray have just published "Christianity and Equity,” which is a chapter in "The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law," edited by John Witte, Jr. and Rafael Domingo.
• Mark Hill KC and David H. McIlroy from the London Law Programme also contributed chapters in the handbook.
• Mary Ellen O’Connell has two new publications out. "The Role of Natural Law in the Rise and Decline of European …

Ndls Communicator Week Of 11.13.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Our Notre Dame Law School delegation completed their visit to Cape Town and are now in Johannesburg.
• In honor of Veterans Day, we are honored to showcase profiles of a few of the veterans and active duty military members who are part of the ND Law community.
• Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé will be speaking at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, November 13.
• Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosts the Law & Religion Junior Faculty Conference in Chicago.
• Mary Ellen O’Connell wrote an op-ed, "Biden needs to call for a ceasefire and …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.06.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• A delegation from Notre Dame Law School, led by Marcus Cole, embarked on a ten-day visit to South Africa on Monday, November 6.
• Justice Dumisa Ntsebeza recently visited Notre Dame Law School and shared his personal story from the apartheid era in South Africa.
• The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case Loffman v. California Department of Education representing the California Catholic Conference (CCC).
• In the latest episode, Max Gaston revisits his conversation with University of Michigan Professor of Psychology Kevin Cokley about imposter syndrome.
• The de Nicola Center …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.30.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Carter Snead has been appointed to be the Charles E. Rice Professor of Law, a new University Named Chair honoring the legacy of Charles E. Rice, a distinguished faculty member at Notre Dame Law School for over 45 years.
• Rick Garnett has received the "Pope Pius XI Award for Contributions toward the Building Up of a True Catholic Social Science" from the Society of Catholic Social Scientists.
• Notre Dame Law School is launching a new experiential learning program aimed at supporting parents in the wider South Bend, Indiana area as they advocate for services, accessibility, and accommodations …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.09.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Exoneration Justice Clinic receives $3 million grant to defend Mexican nationals in U.S. criminal cases
• The annual Red Mass was held last week in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
• Daniel R. Murray ‘67 receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago
• Last week the Indiana Court of Appeals brought its "Appeals on Wheels" program to ND Law's McCartan Courtroom. Students attended an argument for the case State v. Lucas, and had the opportunity to ask questions to Judges Robert Altice Jr., Terry Crone, and Elizabeth Tavitas.
• Paolo Carozza was quoted in an AP …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.02.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Visits Notre Dame
• Paolo Carozza, who serves as the U.S. member of the Venice Commission, is one of the rapporteurs drafting an opinion on various aspects of Chile's recent constitutional reform initiative.
• Mary Ellen O’Connell was quoted in The Economist article, "States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad."
• Avishalom Tor discussed his recent article "If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Richard Posner and Behavioral Law and Economics" and related topics at a roundtable that took place during the annual conference of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.25.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• We were honored to have US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan visit Notre Dame Law School last week.
• The Religious Liberty Clinic has helped the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa secure approval to operate a Catholic charter school & represents St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in a lawsuit, along with attorneys from Dechert LLP.
• Derek Muller was quoted in the Tampa Free Press article, "Trump’s Eligibility For The 2024 Ballot Could Be Headed To The Supreme Court."
• John Meiser wrote an op-ed piece for The Hill where he discusses a version …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.18.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Religious Liberty Clinic students help draft UK Parliamentary report on the state of religious liberty in Nepal.
• Breck Giltner, Blake Perry, Jessica Smith, and Dennis Wieboldt, all first-year Notre Dame Law School students, have been named 2023-24 Murphy Fellows.
• The Religious Liberty Clinic represented an Iranian convert to Christianity in his asylum proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
• The Notre Dame Program on Law and Market Behavior (LAMB) co-sponsored the Second International Behavioral Public Policy Conference last week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• In this interview for the DEI podcast, …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.11.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to visit Notre Dame

• Notre Dame Law School holds moot court program for junior high students

• The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston is back with a new season. Season 2 starts off with a conversation with Dr. William Cox of the University of Wisconsin-Madison about unconscious bias.

• Derek Muller was quoted in the New York Times article, "Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment."

• Marah Stith McLeod argues that no judge should impose a prison sentence after trial that exceeds what the jury deems the defendant to …

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.05.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Nell Jessup Newton returns to ND Law after serving as interim law dean at Miami and Wake Forest
• ND Law Professor Derek Muller elected to American Law Institute
• In his chapter for his upcoming book "Methodology in Private Law Theory, Paul Miller examines the relationship between formalist interpretive methodology and ideals of legality and the rule of law.
• Sam Bray has written a new chapter for the upcoming work "Interstitial Private Law" set to be released later this year. Bray's chapter examines the history and current state of the "equity will not" doctrines in law.
• Should religious …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.28.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Judge Kenneth Ripple transitions to emeritus status after 46 years of teaching ND Law students
• ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic welcomes law students and undergraduates as 2023 summer interns
• Paul Miller has published a chapter, "Fiduciary Liability and Business Judgment" in the The Research Handbook on Corporate Liability by Martin Petrin and Christian Witting.
• Jimmy Gurulé was on Bloomberg Law podcast, “Trump and 18 Allies Charged in Georgia RICO Indictment."
• Derek Muller discussed the Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper on CPAN's Washington Journal.
• Rick Garnett was one of the First Amendment experts who filed an …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.21.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Eight new faculty members are joining Notre Dame Law School for the 2023-24 academic year.
• They include: Professor of Law Derek Muller, Associate Professor of Law Michael Francus, Associate Professor of Law Rev. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C., and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Jorge Barrera-Rojas.
• Associate Teaching Professor Kari Gallagher, Associate Teaching Professor Jacqueline Carney, and Associate Teaching Professor Kristina Swanson are new faculty in the Legal Writing Program.
• Michael Greenlee has joined the faculty as associate director of the Kresge Law Library.
• Congratulations to Stefan McDaniel on being appointed an associate professor of law. He has served …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.14.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Nicole Garnett wrote “The School-Choice Moment" for the National Review.
• Jimmy Gurulé was on Bloomberg Sound On podcast, “Indictment Watch."
• Life News column cited a paper by John Finnis, “We need to ‘completely end abortion’ and ‘make it unthinkable and illegal."
• Lloyd Mayer was quoted by Orlando Sentinel, in the article, “Amesty leaves trail of falsehoods, unpaid taxes and bills, records show.”
• Christian Burset hosted a conference last week on English Legal History at the London Global Gateway. David Waddilove and Matthew Dyson were also two of the conference participants.
• Butterworth's Journal of International Banking and Financial …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.07.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• The Religious Liberty Initiative and Brigham Young University’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies recently hosted a conference at the University of Oxford.
• Emily Bremer has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), an independent federal agency that provides authoritative, nonpartisan legal advice on administrative law and federal regulatory procedures.
• Mary Ellen O'Connell was on “Background Briefing with Ian Masters” podcast.
• Nicole Garnett reviewed “Sacred Easements,” a forthcoming paper in the Virginia Law Review written by new faculty member Rev. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C.
• Jimmy Gurulé was quoted about the …

Joint Statement On Students For Fair Admissions, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Black Law Students Association, Hispanic Law Student Association, Lgbt Law Forum, Health Law Society, First Generation Professionals, National Lawyers Guild, American Constitution Society

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Last month the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, a decision that will tangibly affect millions of lives both now and far into the future.

Several groups of law students from Notre Dame Law School express their beliefs in opposition to the Supreme Court's decision. "Everyone benefits from inclusion and diversity, and ensuring inclusion and diversity in our law school is all of our responsibility."

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 07.24.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• 2023 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit Protecting Religious Liberty in a Rapidly Evolving Society
• ND Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic hosts two interns from Strathmore Law School in Kenya
• ND Law Dean G. Marcus Cole included on list of Indiana’s most influential leaders
• Bruce Huber was quoted in the Washington Post article, "How a tree dispute between New Jersey neighbors took over the internet."
• Christian Burset wrote a blog post for Yale Journal on Regulation that compares the Major Questions Doctrine to 18th-century approaches to identifying the limits of executive authority.
• Paul Miller, along with Thilo Kuntz from …

2023 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit: Dean G. Marcus Cole’S Welcome Remarks, Marcus Cole

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Dean G. Marcus Cole, founder of Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Initiative welcomes participants to the third annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in London.

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 07.10.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit
• Notre Dame Law School grants tenure to four professors
• ND Law Professors Samuel Bray and Paul Miller cited in U.S. Supreme Court opinion
• Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law, a treatise edited by Nell Newton, was cited several times in opinions issued on June 22 in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, a case in which the Supreme Court determined that the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo did not require the federal government to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.
• Professor Paolo Carozza delivers keynote lecture at Pontifical Catholic University …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.19.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• ‘Off the Court’: ND Law hosts event in New York City with Muffet McGraw and Coquese Washington ’97 J.D.
• Notre Dame Law School announce the highest academic honors for the Class of 2023
• ND Law alumna Lenora Popken ’20 J.D. joins the Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic as legal fellow
• Three members of the Notre Dame Law School faculty — A.J. Bellia, Samuel Bray, and Nell Jessup Newton — were cited in Supreme Court opinions issued yesterday.
• Paul Miller has published a new paper, "Formalism, Legality, and the Rule of Law.," the latest chapter in a series …

Nd Lawyers Of New York City: ‘Off The Court’ With Muffet Mcgraw And Coquese Washington ’97 J.D., Marcus Cole

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Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole participated in a fireside chat with Muffet McGraw, the former head women’s basketball coach at Notre Dame, and Coquese Washington ’92, ’97 J.D., the head women’s basketball coach at Rutgers on June 6 in New York City.

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.05.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Lloyd Mayer discussed the federal tax rules for churches and politics in a Daily Beast article.
• Francisco Urbina presented a paper, "The Force of Separation of Powers," at the Public Law Discussion Group at the University of Oxford last week.
• Diane Desierto spoke last week at the U.S. Naval War College conference, “International Law and Conflict at Sea.” She discussed China’s exclusionary assertions of marine environmental protection jurisdiction in the South China Sea.
• Rick Garnett and Sherif Girgis participated in a interdisciplinary workshop on law, religion, and equality last week at the University of Oxford.
• The Religious …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.30.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• G. Marcus Cole reappointed as dean of Notre Dame Law School
• Paolo Carozza receives ND faculty award
• Becket Fund for Religious Liberty presents ND Law Dean G. Marcus Cole with 2023 Legal Service Award
• ND Law to hold third annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in London
• UK House of Lords member David Alton to receive 2023 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty
• Conference in Chile explores religious liberty and educational pluralism in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Professor Marah Stith McLeod holds criminal law workshop at Notre Dame’s Kylemore Abbey
• Program on Church, State & Society …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.22.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• Commencement 2023: Dean G. Marcus Cole’s charge to the graduating class
• Commencement 2023: Speech by Distinguished Professor of the Year Bruce Huber
• ND Law’s revamped Loan Repayment Assistance Program a boost for Class of 2023 graduates starting public interest careers
• Class of 2023: Meet six ND Law graduates who have become a ‘different kind of lawyer’
• Religious Liberty Clinic Highlights Student Fellows’ Work Defending Religious Freedom Around the World
• ND Law’s 2023 Shaffer Fellows to address housing issues, provide expungement relief in Chicago and rural Kentucky
• Congratulations ND Law Class of 2023!
• New library interface to go …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.15.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law’s 2023 Shaffer Fellows to address housing issues, provide expungement relief in Chicago and rural Kentucky
• Justice Leona Theron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa visits Notre Dame Law School
• ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic represents Sikh, Jewish, and Muslim groups defending a Muslim inmate’s religious rights
• 3L Erica Patterson named ABA Law Student Representative of the Year
• Studying abroad – in America: Japanese prosecutor at Notre Dame Law to learn about American law
• Marcus Cole was one of four keynote speakers who provided remarks at the Fairness for All Summit marking the 10th annual …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.08.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND London Law students learn constitutional law from two Supreme Court justices
• These law schools sent the most grads to federal clerkships
• Roger Alford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday on the topic of competition in digital advertising.
• David Pruitt was appointed to the Indiana Coalition for Court Access. The Coalition for Court Access coordinates all Indiana Supreme Court related programs designed to provide civil legal aid to those with limited financial resources. The Coalition includes judges, law school representatives, civil legal aid and pro bono providers, and Indiana State Bar Association and Foundation members. …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.01.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief in the Colombian Constitutional Court
• ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends Apache sacred site from mining plan as Ninth Circuit reviews case
• London book launch with Lord David Alton explores need for international response to genocide
• John Meiser and Olivia Rogers were on the 2023 ND Day broadcast last week talking about the Religious Liberty Clinic.
• Jim Kelly filled on amicus brief in the case, Tyler v. Hennepin County.
• Avishalom Tor has published two new articles.
• Ed Edmonds wrote “Should sports betting be legal in all states? What are …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.24.23, Notre Dame Law School

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• John Garvey gives Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture
• Notre Dame Law School holds second annual Interfaith Dinner in observance of Ramadan, Passover, Easter, and Ridvan
• The DEI Podcast, Episode 5: The Mental Health Crisis in Prisons
• Harvard University Press releases Spanish translation of Professor Carter Snead’s book, ‘What It Means to be Human’
• Stephanie Barclay was interviewed in the Time article, "The Post Office Made a Christian Employee Work on Sundays. Now He's at the Supreme Court," about the case of Groff v. DeJoy.
• Avishalom Tor was one of the speakers at a workshop on Applying Behavioural Insights to …