ACLU sues federal government for revoking legal status of Indiana international students
The lawsuit alleges the federal government unlawfully terminated the legal status of seven international students enrolled at Indiana universities.
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Years in the making: Notre Dame Law professor publishes book focused on laws of 18th century British Empire
Publishing a book is a feat of its own, but for University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Christian Burset, that feat was more than a decade in the making.
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Web Exclusive: Supreme Court commission goes beyond ‘court packing’
President Joe Biden has created the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, a group tasked with studying court reforms ranging from the number of justices to their tenure to their jurisdiction. But will the work of the commission lead to sweeping reforms?
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Even virtually, law school clinics teach value of personal connection
Talking and connecting is important in any legal setting, but for the clinics at law schools around Indiana, in-person interaction not only helps the students learn valuable skills, it also may provide low-income individuals the only means to get legal help.
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Notre Dame student publication seeks attorney fees after dismissal of prof’s abortion-related defamation lawsuit
A Notre Dame University student publication is now seeking attorney fees against a professor who unsuccessfully sued the publication for defamation.
Ex-Notre Dame, Colts player Sergio Brown pleads not guilty to killing mother
Former NFL Player Sergio Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the September death of his mother.
Kagan to speak at Notre Dame Forum
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will speak at Notre Dame University this month as part of the school’s Notre Dame Forum.
Notre Dame Law’s Cole reappointed dean; former IU McKinney dean Klein to lead North Carolina law school
Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole has been reappointed to another five-year term. In Indianapolis, former Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Andrew Klein has announced he will become dean of Wake Forest University School of Law.
Justice Kavanaugh: Supreme Court’s slow start a coincidence
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the public shouldn’t read anything into the high court’s historically slow start to releasing opinions.
No decisions yet from Indiana law schools about joining U.S. News rankings boycott
Indiana University’s two law schools say they are still deciding whether to join the list of law schools revolting against the annual rankings compiled by U.S. News & World Report. Conversely, Notre Dame has declined to offer any comment about its plans.
COA to hear arguments in arsenic case at Notre Dame Law
The Court of Appeals of Indiana is hitting the road again this week as a panel prepares to hear oral arguments at Notre Dame Law School in a case concerning the use of arsenic to treat a home’s exterior.
Indiana law schools chart some reshuffling in national rankings
A change in methodology used to calculate the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 law school rankings brought mixed results for Indiana’s legal education institutions.
Concussion complaints against NCAA continue to be filed in courts
A former national champion nose tackle for the University of Notre Dame football team has taken aim at his alma matter and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Poll finds 1 in 3 Americans would ‘do away with’ U.S. Supreme Court due to disagreeable rulings
More than one-third of Americans aren’t satisfied with the U.S. Supreme Court and would even consider abolishing it, according to a study that shows the country’s distaste of its justice system has sharply increased in recent years.
Notre Dame swim coach resigns 1 week after lawsuit dismissed
Notre Dame’s head swimming coach has resigned one week after a federal judge dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit that had accused him of degrading and demoting a female assistant because of her pregnancy.
Justice Thomas urges Americans to strive for ideals of Declaration of Independence
During the 2021 Tocqueville Lecture Thursday at the University of Notre Dame, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussed how his early life attending a Catholic school in the South now influences his approach to life and the law and helps shape his view of America.
Justice Barrett selling South Bend home
The South Bend home where Justice Amy Coney Barrett, her husband, Jesse, and their seven children have lived for 19 years is being sold as the family prepares to relocate to Washington, D.C., to be closer to her work at the U.S. Supreme Court. She isn’t the only Hoosier pulling up stakes in South Bend to go serve in the nation’s capital.
Notre Dame to require COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall
The University of Notre Dame says it will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for this year’s fall semester.
Hoosiers 55-59 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines; state rolls out 3 mass vaccination sites
Hoosiers aged 55-59 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to an update posted Tuesday morning on the Indiana State Department of Health’s vaccine information and registration site.
Ruling on appeal reinstates condo owners’ suit alleging faulty construction
Condominium owners in a South Bend complex that they allege was shoddily constructed may pursue their claims against the insolvent developer, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, reversing the dismissal of the condo owners’ claims.
Former Notre Dame assistant charged with voyeurism, assault
A former Notre Dame men’s basketball assistant coach and former Fighting Irish player has been charged with three counts of voyeurism and one count of domestic battery.
Split COA reverses for Notre Dame in woman’s negligence suit
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday reversed in favor of the University of Notre Dame in a negligence dispute brought by a woman who broke her shoulder after tripping during a basketball game.
Senate to work through weekend to push Barrett onto court
Wasting no time, the Senate is on track to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by next Monday, charging toward a rare weekend session as Republicans push past procedural steps to install President Donald Trump’s pick before Election Day.