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The Intertemporal Law Doctrine's Application To The Acquisition Of Colonies In The Americas, Kent Mcneil

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.29.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Olivia Rogers ’23 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
• Notre Dame Law School Announces Faculty Promotions for Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes
• ND Law’s Program on Church, State & Society Announces 2026 Writing Competition Winners
• Notre Dame Law School is Cultivating Hope

Faculty Briefs

• Paolo Carozza
• Francisco Urbina
• Mary Ellen O'Connell
• Jeff Pojanowski
• Haley Proctor
• Derek Muller
• Rick Garnett
• Ashley Sanchez
• Susan Azyndar & Yan Yu
• Carter Snead
• Emily Bremmer
• Emilia Powell
• Howard Glickstein

ND Law in the News

• Notre Dame Law School was mentioned in coverage of Indiana’s eviction …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.15.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School Announces Top Academic Awards for the Class of 2026
• Global Visiting Professors Enrich Scholarship and Community at Notre Dame Law School

Student News

• Joseph Reilly receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2026-27
• Notre Dame J.S.D. Candidates Present at the 2026 J.S.D. Roundtable hosted by the American University Washington College of Law

Faculty Briefs

• Bruce Huber
• Fr. Pat Reidy
• Pattrick Corrigan
• Haley Proctor
• Paul Miller
• Jimmy Gurulé
• Paolo Carozza
• Carter Snead
• Nicole Stelle Garnett
• A.J. Bellia
• Roger Alford
• Derek Muller
• Msgr. John Paul Kimes
• Diane Desierto
• Rick Garnett
• Yan Yu
• Vincent Philip Muñoz

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.01.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic Advises Catholic Dioceses on Best Practices for Organizational Governance

Student News

• The Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) hosted a welcome picnic yesterday for this year’s cohort of students joining the EJC’s summer internship program
• Perla Khattar, J.S.D. candidate

Alumni News

• Thomas Curtin, ‘68 J.D.
• Batul Ather, ’24 J.D. 

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• Paolo Carozza
• Paolo Carozza & Msgr. John Paul Kimes
• Paul Miller
• Carter Snead
• Derek Muller
• Lloyd Mayer
• Daniel Slate
• Devan Patel, 20' J.D.
• Dan Kelly, former colleague

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• Happy Birthday to celebrants in May
• ND Well-Being Reminders …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.26.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Celebrating the Commencement of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2026
• Commencement 2026: Dean G. Marcus Cole’s charge to the graduating class
• Commencement 2026: Speech by Distinguished Professor of the Year Fr. Pat Reidy, C.S.C.
• Notre Dame Law School announces awards for 2026 graduating class
• Notre Dame Law Graduate Kyung Mo Kang ’26 J.S.D. Examines Accountability for Human Rights Violations in North Korea Notre
• Notre Dame Law Graduate Tyson Weeks '26 J.D. Receives 2026 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award
• Paolo Carozza provides insight on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas

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• Dean G. Marcus …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.18.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Commencement Features
• Notre Dame Law graduate Garrett Hofmann selected for FASPE Ethics Fellowship
• Syl and Vicki Schieber Make Generous Gift to Support Death Penalty Abolition Week at Notre Dame Law School for Five Years

Student News

• Perla Khattar, J.S.D. candidate

Faculty Briefs

• Susan Azyndar
• Msgr. John Paul Kimes
• James Seckinger
• Barry Cushman
• G. Marcus Cole
• Carter Snead
• Nicole Garnett & 3L, Jimmy Murphy
• Roger Alford
• Paul Miller
• Diane Desierto
• Frederick Mostert & Alexandria Noble '26 J.D.
• G. Robert Blakey

Events

• All Staff Meeting

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• Kresge Law Library Celebrates 40th Anniversary as a participant in the …

181st University Of Notre Dame Commencement, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 4
• HEARING IMPAIRED INFORMATION 9
• GRADUATE SCHOOL 10
• MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS GRADUATE BUSINESS 32
• GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE 38
• LAW SCHOOL 39
• UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 42
• COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS 44
• COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 51
• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 55
• MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 61
• SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 67
• KEOUGH SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS 67
• VALEDICTORIAN CANDIDATES 68
• EMERITI FACULTY 68
• HONOR SOCIETIES 69
• AWARDS AND PRIZES 77
• TASSELS 100

Commencement 2026: Dean G. Marcus Cole’S Charge To The Graduating Class, Marcus Cole

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Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law G. Marcus Cole delivered this charge to Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2026 during the Law School’s Hooding Ceremony on May 16, 2026, in Purcell Pavilion.

181st Commencement Mass Program, University Of Notre Dame

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Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.

Principal Celebrant and Homilist: Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., President [of the University]

Awards Ceremony: Class Of 2026, Notre Dame Law School

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On Friday, May 15, Notre Dame Law School recognized its graduating students at the annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were presented for academic achievement, including Honor Roll, Dean’s Circle, Faculty Excellence, and Program of Study distinctions, as well as for excellence in writing, trial advocacy, and moot court. Students were also celebrated for their service to Notre Dame, their classmates, and the broader community. Below, we highlight a selection of this year’s awards and recipients. Read the full news story here.

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.11.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Class of 2026 Law School Commencement
• Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic Client Iris Seabolt’s Murder Conviction Vacated, New Trial Ordered

Student News

• Dennis Wieboldt, 3L

Alumni News

• Paulita A. Pike, ’93 B.A., ’96 J.D.

Faculty Briefs

• Dean G. Marcus Cole and Paul Miller
• Paolo Carozza
• Carter Snead
• Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
• Fr. John Paul Kimes
• Haley Proctor
• Rev. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C.
• A.J. Bellia
• Yan Yu

Events

COMMENCEMENT 2026

FRIDAY, MAY 15

• Law School Awards Ceremony 1:30 p.m., Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
• Law School Reception and Champagne Toast with Dean Marcus Cole, graduates, families, faculty, and staff 5:30 …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.04.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• In Memoriam: G. Robert Blakey, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law Emeritus, Notre Dame Law School
• Rev. Patrick Reidy Named 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient
• ND Law student Joshua Robe receives University of Chicago Federalist Society Eaton Award
• Justice Mary Yu ’93 J.D. Delivers 2026 Peace Through Law Lecture at Notre Dame London on the Death Penalty and the Pursuit of Justice
• Notre Dame Law School’s Private Law Workshop Engages Students with Cutting-Edge Legal Scholarship
• LL.M. student Anipha Abass Mwingira attends the 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.27.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• 3L Nikki Rafferty has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowship
• 3L Erin Hiestand has been named one of the American Constitution Society’s 2026 Next Generation Leaders
• Notre Dame Law School’s Barristers Mock Trial Team (the Law School’s Trial Advocacy Team) won the regional championship and advanced to nationals at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition.
• The Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) will welcome three law students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to its summer internship program.

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• Roselis Díaz De …

Mmu: 04/27/26-05/03/26, Student Bar Association

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Mmu: 04/20/26-04/26/26, Student Bar Association

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.20.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School hosted the annual Champions for Justice Public Interest Recognition Ceremony
• Notre Dame Law School hosted its second Affinity Alumni Weekend
• Notre Dame Law School’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Associate Professor of Law Rev. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C. in St. Philip Neri Catholic Church v. Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.
• The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State & Society has awarded 2026 summer fellowships to Steph Luiz, Christian Baldari, Angela Rauch, and Paul Sheehan

Student News

• Matilda Koduh, 2L
• Grace Yeo, 2L
• Steven …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.13.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School’s Second Death Penalty Abolition Week Deepens the Call for Justice, Redemption, and Human Dignity
• Eka Tkeshelashvili LL.M. ’01, Former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Delivers Lecture in New “Life After Notre Dame” Series
• Notre Dame Law Students Engage in Global Impact Through REEL Lab

Student News

• Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition: Notre Dame Law School team members are 3Ls Grace Elias, Camille Golowski, Mariko Jurcsak, Ava Moreno, and Mary Pat Peterson
• Gvantsa Dolbaia, JSD candidate
• Tyler Beamish, 1L
• Dennis Wiebolt, 3L

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• Sherif Girgis …

Mmu: 04/13/26-04/19/26, Student Bar Association

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.06.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• From the Bookshelf: Favorite Reads from the ND Law Community
• Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic participates in advisory opinion proceedings on democracy and human rights before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Brasília

Student News

• Perla Khattar, J.S.D. Candidate
• Summer Abdelberry, 2L

Faculty Briefs

• Jimmy Gurulé
• Maria Maciá
• Patrick Corrigan
• Diane Desierto
• Rick Garnett and 3L, Savannah Shoffner
• Christian Burset
• Lloyd Mayer
• Paolo Carozza
• Vincent Phillip Muñoz

ND Law in the News

• The Observer highlighted the second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week

Events

• Easter Monday
• Faculty Colloquium - Carter Snead
• Champions for Justice …

Mmu: 04/06/26-04/12/26, Student Bar Association

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Notre Dame Lawyers Connect Spring 2026, Notre Dame Law School

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Celebrating the Commencement of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2026

In Memoriam: G. Robert Blakey, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law Emeritus

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Reflects on Law, Faith, and Judicial Responsibility

Dean G. Marcus Cole delivers commencement address at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Commencement Ceremony

Law School's Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) - Client Reginald “Reggie” Dillard exonerated

Students:

• Joseph Reilly Receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2026-27
• Notre Dame Law Barristers Mock Trial Team Wins Regional Title, Places 11th Nationally
• Notre Dame Law School’s All-Women Jessup Team Advances to International …

An Elegy For The Hereditary Peers, Declan M. Hurley

Notre Dame JLEPP: In Limine

Declan Hurley reflects on the role of the hereditary peers, and what is lost with their demise.

Decline And Fall Of The House Of Lords, Thomas H. Schacht

Notre Dame JLEPP: In Limine

Thomas Schacht recounts the inevitable momentum of the last one hundred years, which has rendered the House of Lords impotent

A Problem For Traditionalism, Marc O. Degirolami

Notre Dame JLEPP: In Limine

Prof. DeGirolami explains traditionalism and why it might pose a problem in the United States.

The Crime We Forget? White-Collar Crime: Problems In Defining Motive And Enforcement Of Followers, John Stillman

Notre Dame JLEPP: In Limine

John Stillman explains problems in defining and enforcing against white-collar crime, focusing on followers.

Why A “Blog” For Law, Ethics & Public Policy?, Declan M. Hurley, Jack Manning

Notre Dame JLEPP: In Limine

Hurley and Manning explain why JLEPP needs a new short-form publication--JLEPP In Limine--for relevant scholarly commentary.

The Original Meaning And Understanding Of The Investigative Power Of The Grand Jury In The Constitution Of Alaska, Savannah Shoffner, Richard W. Garnett

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The investigatory, or reporting, power of grand juries refers to the body’s ability to issue statements on wide-ranging matters of public policy, generally aimed at exposing “inefficiency, neglect, or criminal or quasi-criminal conduct” by government officials. Grand jurors may propose an investigation themselves or respond to a request from a citizen. The reports produced by these investigations need not be tied to a specific indictment to be released.

Text, history, and tradition reveal that the grand jury has been understood as an intermediary between the government and the people, empowered to make public statements on the people’s behalf and entrusted …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 03.30.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief urging court to reject government’s efforts to suppress religious expression in the workplace
• Shaping the Next Generation: Notre Dame Law School Faculty Reflect on Teaching, Mentorship, and the Law
• Kelsey Zorzi Discusses High-Stakes Religious Liberty Cases Around the World
• Notre Dame Law School’s All-Women Jessup Team Advances to International Rounds for the First Time in ND Law History
• Notre Dame Law Students Contribute to U.N. Report on Religious Freedom and Honoring the Dead

Student News

• Dennis Wieboldt, a joint J.D./Ph.D. student in history at Notre Dame

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• Diane Desierto
• Jimmy …

Mmu: 03/30/26-04/05/26, Student Bar Association

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 03.23.26, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School to Host Second Annual Death Penalty Abolition Week, March 23-27, 2026

Student News

• Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
• Moot Court Board
• Matthew Krauter
• Oliver To, Liam Deschamps, & Clara McCormick
• Black Law Students Association

Faculty Briefs

• Patrick Corrigan & Bobby Reddy
• Sherif Girgis
• Rick Garnett
• Jimmy Gurulé
• Mary Ellen O'Connell
• Brendan Wilson & Brett Cavanaugh
• David McIlroy

ND Law in the News

• The Eviction Clinic was featured by WSBT

Events

• Law & Economics Workshop - Patrick Corrigan, Is Confidential Supervisory Information Material to Investors? Evaluating the Conflict between Banking and Securities Law …