G. Marcus Cole, dean of the University of Notre Dame Law School, encouraged attendees to “take religious liberty out of politics,” emphasizing the importance of pushing for religious liberty for citizens across the globe, particularly in spaces where political arguments have caused strife and fractured relationships within communities.
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The two schools have solidified a new partnership that will allow faculty and students to collaborate on legal topics of interest to their respective countries and to travel to each other’s schools, furthering the educational experience. One key focus will be human rights.
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Being a first-generation student can mean many things, like the feeling of impostor syndrome or extra pressure to rise up the academic ladder.
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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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The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee has approved a bill that would establish a county deputy prosecuting attorney/public defender scholarship program and fund.
Pay and location are often important considerations, as are workplace culture and professional development opportunities within a firm or public entity.
Indiana’s three law school deans explained how they are adapting to the changing admissions landscape and working to maintain diversity in their student bodies
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean of Students Anne McFadden said that the school had its largest number of graduates in recent years and a larger percentage of students with jobs already lined up by graduation.
A former Notre Dame Law student who was involuntarily removed in his first semester will not gain readmission next fall by way of a preliminary injunction.
A national magazine has recognized all three Indiana law schools on various best-of lists for their specialty legal education programs, including two top designations for Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Looking to continue its work in the human rights realm, Notre Dame Law School has announced that it will launch a Global Human Rights Clinic in 2024.
A Notre Dame Law School delegation’s 10-day visit to South Africa will include a visit to the country’s Constitutional Court and a panel honoring Justice Richard Goldstone, a South African jurist involved in the fight against apartheid.
A recent Notre Dame Law School graduate will work with the director of the school’s Applied Mediation Clinic on a new project designed to serve parents as they advocate for the rights of their children diagnosed with physical and mental disabilities.
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has secured another grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic received a $3 million grant from Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to defend Mexican nationals in criminal cases in the United States.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana is headed to South Bend this week as part of its Appeals on Wheels program.
Indiana’s law schools saw a slight increase in enrollment to begin the 2023-24 school year, and the median grade point average also ticked up for 1L students.
In a wide-ranging discussion that featured both laughs and in-depth discussions of the fundamentals of democracy, United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Sept. 22 kicked off the 2023-2024 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.
Former Notre Dame Law School dean Nell Jessup Newton has returned to the northern Indiana law school this year as a professor.
The Exoneration Justice Clinic at Notre Dame Law School has been up and running for three years and has grown to the point of opening its doors to students from outside the Hoosier State — and even outside the country.
It’s only been a few weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing universities and law schools to rethink how they can recruit and maintain diverse student bodies.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure.
University of Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole has been awarded the 2023 Legal Service Award from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.