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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.19.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Roger Alford was quoted by Reuters in a report on the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block the Microsoft- Activision merger.
• Nicole Garnett was quoted in the article, "Oklahoma takes 'momentous' step to allow taxpayer-funded religious schools."
• Rick Garnett was quoted by Deseret News in an article about the Supreme Court case 303 Creative v. Elenis.
• Sherif Girgis was in the video, "The Constitution: Our Bill of Rights" produced by PragerU.
• Diane Desierto will moderate the Innovation in Investor- State Arbitration Panel at the Fifth Annual Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference coming up in January.
• Catholic Schools …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.12.22, Notre Dame Law School

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Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ’04 J.D. of the Delaware Court of Chancery delivers inaugural Patricia O’Hara Distinguished Lecture in Law & Business

The Latest News

• Last year, the ND Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate (FIRE) started the Church Properties Initiative to help the Church to think through real estate concerns. Dan Kelly is the faculty director for FIRE.
• Rick Garnett explained public accommodation laws for a Today Show report on a Virginia restaurant that refused to serve a conservative Christian group.
• Nicole Garnett writes about how religious charter schools will add valuable pluralism to the U.S. educational landscape in an essay …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.05.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Professor Emily Bremer wins Emerging Scholar Award from AALS
• Dublin and Hamburg Honor Scholars Programs offer unique opportunities for students to learn international law
• Notre Dame recognized as top LL.M. Human Rights Law Program
• Religious Liberty Initiative mentioned in article about Ohio EdChoice debate
• Mary Ellen O'Connell was quoted in The Intercept article, "Will Biden Sell Advanced Drones to Ukraine?"
• Jimmy Gurulé was quoted by the Washington Post in "Sedition trial win bolsters Justice Dept. in Jan. 6 probe."
• Avishalom Tor has published a new article, "The Law and Economics of Behavioral Regulation," 18 Review of Law …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.28.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law Review hosts symposium on 'Liberalism, Christianity, and Constitutionalism'
• Judge Theodor Meron delivers ND Law’s 2022 Peace Through Law Lecture in London
• DEI Podcast, Episode 3: Understanding Imposter Feelings
• The Religious Liberty Clinic represents Sikhs, Muslims, Bruderhof, and Jewish groups defending a Rastafarian inmate forcibly shaved bald
• Sadie Blanchard's article, "Contracts Without Courts or Clans: How Business Networks Govern Exchange" has been published in the Georgia Law Review.
• Randy Kozel's new paper, “Government Employee Speech and Forum Analysis” was published in the Journal of Free Speech and challenges the idea that free speech claims by …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.21.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Dean G. Marcus Cole to be inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy
• Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic defends Muslim man denied permission to pray outside his cell
• Notre Dame Law Review published Volume 98, Issue 1: Jeff Pojanowski's co-authored book review, "Recovering Classical LegalConstitutionalism: A Critique of Professor Vermeule's New Theory" is published in the issue.
• Randy Kozel wrote a book review of Philip Hamburger's book, "Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom."
• Mary Ellen O'Connell's article, “Twenty Years of Drone Attacks” was published by EJIL:Talk.
• Sam Bray spoke at Catholic University last week on the Influence …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.13.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law honors Professor Judy Fox and alumna Tia Paulette at the inaugural Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet
• ND Law connects students and law firms at Meet the Employers Diversity Fellowship event
• 'Religious Liberty Issues in Healthcare' panelists offer insights on legal and cultural challenges in healthcare
• Sherif Girgis was quoted in the NRB article, "303 Creative Set to Be Heard by the Supreme Court."

Student News

• ND Law Moot Court Board hosts seventh annual religious freedom tournament
• Religious Liberty Student Cohort for 2022-2023 named

Events

• Monday, Nov. 14: SBA Thanksgiving Food Drive is happening …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.07.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law Review hosts symposium on Unconstitutional Conditions and Religious Liberty
• Sadie Blanchard's paper, “Nominal Damages As Vindication,” was reviewed in Jotwell.
• Avishalom Tor's article, "Digital Nudging: Potential and Pitfalls," was published in the October 2022 issue of the CPI TechREG Chronicle.
• Jay Tidmarsh was quoted in the Billboard article, "One Year Later, The Massive Litigation Over Astroworld Is Just Getting Started."
• Nicole Garnett and Fr. Pat Reidy wrote “Religious Covenants” which explores the phenomenon of religiously motivated deed restrictions.
• Sherif Girgis was a panelist in a talk about free speech held at the US National …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.31.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Religious Liberty Clinic represents groups defending a Rastafarian inmate’s right to wear dreadlocks
• Commissioner Nury Turkel shares insights on the Uyghur genocide
• Exoneration Justice Clinic hosts Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit
• Episode 2 of the DEI Podcast revisits a conversation with Black alumni leaders in the sports and entertainment industry from last month’s “Staying in the Game” panel discussion.
• Dean Cole meets with ND London Law Programme Faculty during a visit last week.
• Avishalom Tor give the keynote address, "The Law and Economics of Digital Nudging, Personalisation and Discrimination in a Fundamental Rights Perspective," at the Copenhagen …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 10.10.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Notre Dame Law School awards endowed professorships to Randy Kozel and Sam Bray
• Careers in Religious Liberty panelists explore the intersection of law and faith
• Carter Snead co-wrote an amicus brief that examines pork production from philosophical, ethical, and theological perspectives.
• Diane Desierto spoke at the London Conference on International Law as part of the panel, "Human and collective security."
• Father John Paul Kimes preached at the Red Mass for the Diocese of Raleigh last week.

Student News

• ND Law students sweep International Moot Court Competition in Spain
• ND Law students participated in a day of service …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.26.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law establishes new Murphy Fellowship for students studying law and religion
• Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty in America: Fireside Chat with Sister Helen Prejean and Dean Cole
• The Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Groff v. DeJoy.
• Emily Bremer writes, "Final Agency Action on Student Loan Forgiveness: Whether, When, and How Will (and Should) it Come?" for the Yale Journal of Regulation.
• Nicole Garnett wrote about Arizona's universal school choice decision in the article, "A Radical Step in the Right Direction" for the City-Journal."
• The Black …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.26.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Professor Avishalom Tor hosted the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago to discuss collaborative efforts
• Max Gaston has launched a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion podcast where he will explore the concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, culture, belonging, unity, and creativity as they arise in law, culture, and society.
• Rick Garnett was on the Bloomberg Law podcast discussing the Supreme Court's response to Yeshiva University's legal fight over recognition of a campus LGBTQ student group.
• Lloyd Mayer was quoted by The Daily Beast in "Inside Shaun King’s Shadowy $6.7 Million Nonprofit."
• Sherif Girgis gave a Constitution Day …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.19.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Class of 2022 builds on Notre Dame Law School’s strong tradition of securing clerkships
• ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic supports the Buddhist association in Alabama land use case
• Charity law scholars from around the world will gather in London
• The Religious Liberty Clinic files an amicus brief supporting en banc review in Apache Stronghold v. United States
• Members of the Notre Dame Black Law Students Association share what the group means to them on campus and beyond.
• The Wrongful Conviction podcast tells the story of Andy Royer, the first ND Law Exoneration Justice Clinic client to be …

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BLSA Videos

The Notre Dame Black Law Students Association (BLSA) was established in 1972 with a mission to increase the number of culturally responsible Black and minority attorneys who excel academically, succeed professionally, and influence the community positively.

Speakers in order of appearance: Honorable Roland W. Chamblee Jr., ’07; G. Marcus Cole, Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law; Monica Bell, Former BLSA President and third-year Notre Dame Law student; and Tristan Mullen, first-year Notre Dame Law student.

Learn more about the organization at https://law.nd.edu/BLSA.

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.12.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Fighting to Educate a Different Kind of Lawyer
• Program on Church, State & Society announces Stefan McDaniel to serve as first Rodes Fellow
• Christine Venter was the 2021 recipient of the Teresa Godwin Phelps Award for Scholarship in Legal Communication.
• Jeff Pojanowski's paper "Authenticity and Free Speech" was published in the Law and Religion Forum (St. John's Law School Center for Law and Religion).
• Patrick Corrigan co-organized a conference, London Law and Finance Symposium, as part of the Global Lawyering Initiative at the London Global Gateway on September 9. Patrick and Maria Maciá both presented at the …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.06.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Professors Matt Barrett and Judy Fox retire from ND Law
• Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame
• Law School’s Office of Admissions eliminates early decision application program
• Marcus Cole was the keynote speaker at the Brigham Young University Founder's Day Keynote dinner.
• Lloyd Maher was on NPR's Morning Edition talking about whether a non-profit charity is violating tax law.
• Phillip Muñoz has published a new book, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding."
• Rick Garnett discusses substantive due process and parental rights in the Pierce v. Society of Sisters case.

Alumni News

• Ballfield to …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.29.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Exchange program in Africa
• Matthew Dyson, who teaches in our ND London Law Programme, published a new book "Explaining Tort and Crime."
• Emily Bremer wrote about new material available for law instructors in the Regulatory Review.
• The Research Program on Law and Market Behavior will cosponsor the first annual International Behavioural Public Policy Conference at the London School of Economics and Political Science on September 7-10.
• Nicole Garnett discussed religious liberty in schools today along with her recent article, “A Victory for Religious Liberty and Educational Pluralism" on the First Things podcast.
• Lloyd Maher was quoted in …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.22.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Bruce Huber was quoted in the USA Today article, "Fact check: GOP senators blocked Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination, not Trump."
• Sherif Girgis was quoted in the Vox article, "There’s a bipartisan bill to codify Roe — and abortion rights groups can’t stand it."

Student News

• The London Law students have arrived to start the fall semester. They are pictured here with our London program director Mary Denner.

Events

• Monday, August 22: First day of classes
• Law School Kick-off Lunch, 12:30, Smith Ballroom, Morris Inn
• Tuesday, August 23: Opening Mass, 5:15 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 08.15.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered the keynote address at the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit
• Religious Liberty Summit Awards
• RLI Summit Videos
• Professor Samuel Bray elected to the American Law Institute
• Jay Tidmarsh was quoted in the Detroit News
• Lloyd Mayer was quoted by Exposed by CMD in two articles about the 501(c)(4) organization funded by the Koch family.
• Jimmy Gurulé was quoted by Newsweek in "Why Did Trump Plead The Fifth Amendment?—What We Do Know, What We Don't."
• Diane Desierto contributed to the new issue of the European Journal of International Law.
• Stephanie …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 07.25.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law held its second annual Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy
• Mary Ellen talked to Notre Dame Magazine about war and peace and the role of international law in maintaining global stability.
• Notre Dame Law School hosted ND Football Coach Marcus Freeman at a recent event for alumni and students in New York.
• Nell Jessup Newton will serve as interim dean at Wake Forest Law School beginning August 1.
• Sam Bray wrote "New SG Filing on "Universal Relief" Under the Administrative Procedure Act" for The Volokh Conspiracy.
• In an op-ed for the National Review, Nicole Garnett …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 07.11.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• ND Law to hold second annual Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy
• Mary Ellen O’Connell was interviewed by Time in the article, "As Russia Threatens Captured American Vets, U.S. Invokes Laws of War."
• Bruce Huber was interviewed by the New York Times in the article, "Gridlock in Congress Has Amplified the Power of the Supreme Court."
• Sam Bray wrote about the new Notre Dame Law Review federal courts issue in, “Ground-Breaking Articles on Equity in the Federal Courts."
• Jimmy Gurulé was quoted by AP News in "1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?"
• Lloyd …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.20.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting school choice in Kentucky
• Research Program on Law and Market Behavior and University of Lucerne to host Graduate Academy for Law and Economics
• Professor Richard Garnett co-authors book analyzing Supreme Court cases on religious freedom
• Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief with Religious Freedom Institute to protect the rights of prisoners
• Diane Desierto's article, "The Human Right to Food, Freedom from Hunger, and SDG 2: Global Food Crisis and Starvation Tactics from the Russian Invasion of Ukraine," was featured in EJLI Talk!
• Lloyd Mayer was interviewed by Marketplace in “What …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.06.22, Notre Dame Law School

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• Religious Liberty Clinic files brief in Ohio to defend religious schools from discrimination
• Bruce Huber's article, "Negative-Value Property," was chosen as one of the top five articles in environmental law published over the last year.
• Mary Ellen O'Connell was quoted in the Wall Street Journal about the impact of Ukraine initiating legal processes with Russian soldiers while the war is still ongoing.
• Roger Alford wrote "The Bipartisan Consensus on Big Tech" for Emory Law Review.
• Emily Bremer will be on the Law and Governance discussion series, “The Undemocratic Roots of Agency Rulemaking” on June 8.
• Sherif Girgis …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.23.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• Paolo Carozza named to Meta Oversight Board
• ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief to protect rights of religious health care workers and hospitals
• ND Law creates a new exchange program with Strathmore Law School in Kenya
• ND Law hosts interfaith dinner in observance of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter
• Sherif Girgis writes for the Volokh Conspiracy
• Lloyd Mayer quoted by New York Times
• Sam Bray quoted by Yahoo Finance
• Rick Garnett quoted by Religion News Service
• Rick Garnett co-authors book providing analysis of Supreme Court cases on religious freedom

Alumni News

• Notes From the Field: Supporting …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.16.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• Notre Dame officials call for the release of Cardinal Zen, SDB, Catholic bishop emeritus of Hong Kong
• Media coverage: Supreme Court breach and the pending Supreme Court abortion case decision

Student News

• The Klau Center announces 2022 Summer Fellows

Alumni News

• Jaylen Amaker, a recent graduate, is a co-chair of DREAM’s Inaugural Alumni Councill

Events

• Wednesday, May 18: All Staff Training, 8 a.m, McKenna B02
• Virtual Staff Town Hall, 1:30 p.m.

We will celebrate our Law School Class of 2020 over Memorial Day Weekend

• Saturday, May 28, 2022 (Class of 2020): 10 a.m. Hooding & Diploma Ceremony, …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.09.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• Media coverage: Supreme Court breach and the pending Supreme Court abortion case decision
• Julian Velasco promoted to full professor
• Avishalom Tor joins IBPPA advisory board
• Keith Cooper — a man whose wrongful conviction inspired the creation of the Exoneration Justice Clinic reached a $7.5 million settlement with the city of Elkhart, Indiana. Adjunct Professor Elliot Slosar is Cooper’s attorney.
• The Law School and the Law School of the Ukrainian Catholic University will host a webinar today with several panel discussions on the legal challenges posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Commencements Law School Specific Events:

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 05.02.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• Rick Garnett and RLI fellow Joseph Graziano write for Newsweek about the Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District Supreme Court case
• Nicole Garnett and 3L student Elizabeth Totzke write op-ed on religious liberty cases for City Journal
• Other Media coverage of Kennedy v. Bremerton RLI case
• Diane Desierto files amicus brief in Supreme Court case
• Avishalom Tor publishes new edited Law and Economics book
• Jeff Pojanowski and Paul Miller on the Private Law Podcast
• Emily Bremer receives award from AALL
• Carter Snead quoted in The Daily Beast
• Yan Yu presents at AALL Law Repositories Caucus conference
• Felicia Caponigri …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.25.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• ND Law's First Generation Professionals group creates alumni mentor program
• International faculty visit ND Law for 2022 spring semester
• Julian Velasco quoted in Bloomberg Law
• Mary Ellen O’Connell was quoted by Catholic News Service
• Media coverage of Kennedy v. Bremerton RLI case
• Sam Bray writes for Volokh Conspiracy
• Diane Desierto to give Gillian White Lecture at Manchester International Law Centre

Events

Tuesday, April 26

• Global Lawyering: a U.S. Perspective on SPACs and Securities Regulation, 12:30 p.m., via Zoom here. Patrick Corrigan will speak on his recent research concerning how laws and legal institutions shape capital markets and …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.18.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• 20 faith leaders that are challenging the conservative movement to change
• ND London Law Professor Philippa Webb awarded top prize in international law publishing
• Visiting Professor Francisco Urbina talks about teaching at ND Law, visiting fellowship at Kellogg Institute
• Bur Oak Foundation seminar series dedicated to Carter Snead's book
• Relevant Reads: The Journey to Inclusion
• Indiana law students learn etiquette do’s and don’ts

Student News

• Nicolás Buitrago Rey is a Colombian human rights lawyer interested in LGBTIQ+ rights. He is pursuing his LL.M. at Notre Dame Law School.

Events

Tuesday, April 19

• Faculty Colloquium, Mark Ramseyer, Harvard, …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.11.22, Notre Dame Law School

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The Latest News

• Lloyd Mayer in the news
• Mary Ellen O’Connell was quoted by CNBC
• Diane Desierto speaks at Santa Clara School of Law Symposium
• Brandy Ellis was selected to attend the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) Leadership Academy in Chicago.

Student News

• ND Law’s 2022 Bank of America Fellows to focus on exoneration and wrongful conviction work
• ND Law’s 2022 Shaffer Fellows to address mental illness in Illinois prisons, mortgage foreclosures in Chicago
• Ross D’Entremont, Reid Edwards, and Vincent Gangemi won first place in the Touro Law Center National Moot Court Competition in Law & Religion last week …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 04.04.22, Notre Dame Law School

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Commencement Update

• Commencement for the Class of 2022
• Commencement for the Class of 2020

The Latest News

• Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer quoted in New York Times
• Rick Garnett writes for Public Discourse
• Veronica Root Martinez quoted in Star Tribune op-ed
• Exoneration Justice Clinic hires new investigator

Student News

• ND Law students learn at home and abroad during 2022 spring break
• Winner, semifinalists announced in ND Law’s first International and Comparative Law Writing Competition
• Grace Oladipo, a Fulbright Irish awardee, is completing a LL.M. in International Human Rights Law.

Alumni News

• John F. Crowley to deliver the commencement address to 2020 Notre …