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Thank you to Professor Maria Maciá of @NDLaw for joining @georgemasonlaw and @masonlec to present her #FormationStage paper to #ScaliaLaw students and faculty: 📑 "Learning in Antitrust and the Promise of Specialized Courts" The #RibsteinWorkshop honors the legacy of academic pioneer Larry Ribstein and his commitment to #NewScholarship.

Professor Vincent Phillip Muñoz (@VPhillipMunoz) will serve as a panelist at a symposium on April 9 at the Catholic University of America (@CatholicUniv) examining Catholicism and the American founding. Read more: politicalscience.nd.edu/news-and-event…

Last week, the Notre Dame Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in Arroyo-Castro v. Gasper, urging the Second Circuit to reject government’s efforts to suppress religious expression in the workplace. Learn more about the case and read the amicus brief below:

As National Reading Month comes to a close, Notre Dame Law School invited faculty and staff to share the books that have inspired, challenged, or stayed with them. Their responses span genres and perspectives, from compelling literary fiction and mystery to thought-provoking works exploring history, free speech, and the human condition. Together, these selections offer a glimpse into the ideas and breadth of interests shaping our community beyond the classroom, reflecting both intellectual curiosity and the joy of reading. We invite you to explore their recommendations and perhaps discover your next great read! Read more: law.nd.edu/news-events/ne…

Notre Dame’s second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week featured exoneree testimonies and policy discussions highlighting wrongful convictions, ongoing barriers to justice and a call for student-led advocacy against capital punishment. Read more below: ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/0…

ND Law 1L Matthew Krauter’s (@MatthewKrauter) article, co-authored with Georgetown professor Stephanie Barclay (@shbarclay), “The Untold Story of the Proto-Smith Era: Justice O’Connor’s Papers and the Court’s Free Exercise Revolution,” was published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. The article draws from their archival research at the Library of Congress to shed new light on how the U.S. Supreme Court arrived at its present free exercise doctrine. Read the article here: pennlawreview.com/2026/03/06/the…

ND Law Prof. Jimmy Gurulé, director of @NDLawEJC, was interviewed by @WISHNews8 for the story, "Indiana investigators, prosecutors accused of using jail informants to fabricate evidence." View the full story below.

Notre Dame Law School’s Moot Court Board has had an outstanding semester so far. One of the teams, consisting of oralists Alexa Kawlewski and Savannah Shoffner with brief writer Kendall Tribus, placed 4th in the National Telecommunications Tournament with Kendall's brief placing 3rd overall. In addition, one of the American Bar Association (ABA) teams, consisting of oralists Emily Amershek and Thomas MacPhee with brief writer Spencer Brown, has advanced past the regional round of the tournament and qualified for ABA Nationals! Brief writer Spencer Brown had the 4th highest-scored brief in the region. The ABA team will compete in Nationals on April 9 to 11 in Chicago. We are incredibly proud of our Moot Court Board teams!

This Women's History Month, we are thrilled to celebrate the success of Notre Dame Law School’s all-women Jessup team for advancing to the White and Case Jessup International Rounds for the first time in ND Law history. From March 3 to 8, Notre Dame third-year law students Grace Elias, Camille Golowski, Mariko Jurcsak, Ava Moreno, and Mary Pat Peterson competed in the King & Spaulding U.S. National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The team received coaching and guidance from ND Law Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell and J.S.D. candidate Gvantsa Dolbaia, with additional support from faculty and students. The International Rounds will start tomorrow, March 28, and go until April 4 in Washington, D.C. We wish our phenomenal Jessup team the best of luck! Read more about their experience here: law.nd.edu/news-events/ne…

On March 31, Notre Dame Law School will host a discussion titled "Comparative Regulatory Approaches to AI: US and EU" at 5:30 p.m. ND Law Professor Roger Alford, Professor Andrea Simoncini of the University of Florence, and Professor Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz of the European University Institute will all participate in the discussion, moderated by ND Law Professor Paolo Carozza. A reception will follow. RSVP here: law.nd.edu/news-events/ev…

Death Penalty Abolition Week concludes today with a panel discussion featuring Kathleen Lucas, Director of Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; Donna Schneweis, Director of the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty; and Sarah Craft, Interim Director of the Indiana Abolition Coalition. The discussion will be moderated by Syl Schieber. 📅 Friday, March 27, 2026 | 12:30 p.m. | 3140 Eck Hall of Law 📍 Open to the public This event is sponsored by @NDLawEJC, @NDHumRts, and the Institute for Social Concerns.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Notre Dame Law School is honored to highlight ND Law professors Kristina Swanson, Jennifer Mason McAward, Kari Gallagher, and Grace Mills. Their work reflects a deep commitment to teaching, mentorship, and the pursuit of justice. Through their scholarship, classroom instruction, and leadership, they are shaping not only how law is studied, but how it is practiced. In the following feature, their reflections underscore the impact of mentorship and the role of educators in forming lawyers prepared to serve their communities with purpose, integrity, and faithful leadership. Read more: law.nd.edu/news-events/ne…

Death Penalty Abolition Week continues today with a powerful conversation with Anthony Ray Hinton, who was falsely convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to death in the state of Alabama. After nearly 30 years on death row for crimes he did not commit, Hinton was subsequently exonerated and finally released. This event will include an introduction by Dean G. Marcus Cole, followed by a presentation by Anthony Ray Hinton and a fireside chat between Hinton and ND Law Associate Professor Jennifer Mason McAward. 📅 Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. | Eck Visitors Center 📍 Open to the public This event is sponsored by @NDLawEJC, @NDHumRts, and the Institute for Social Concerns.

Notre Dame Law School’s Eviction Clinic is at the forefront of efforts to investigate unsafe housing conditions in Indiana and advocate for tenants who might otherwise face eviction without legal support. Featured by @WSBT and @ABC57News, the Eviction Clinic has helped expose unsanitary living conditions at the Hoffman Hotel Apartments while continuing to provide critical, free legal services to tenants facing eviction. Read the WSBT stories here: wsbt.com/news/local/not… wsbt.com/news/local/not… Read the ABC57 story here: abc57.com/news/nd-evicti…

Students in @NDLaw’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic contributed to UN Special Rapporteur @NazilaGhanea’s report examining how freedom of religion or belief relates to death and the dignified treatment of the deceased. Their research helped shape findings presented to the UN Human Rights Council earlier this month. Read more: religiousliberty.nd.edu/news/latest/no…

ND Law Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell was mentioned in the article “BC conference asks: Can Catholicism’s natural law tradition rescue the rule of law?” published by @NCRonline. The article explores how scholars are reexamining natural law and its role in strengthening the rule of law and promoting the common good. O’Connell highlights the need to reintroduce natural law theory in legal education, offering a critical perspective on the dominance of law and economics in modern legal thought. Read more: ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

ND Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé, director of the @NDLawEJC, visited Mexico City last week to address the Notre Dame Worldwide Advisory Council. He discussed the program for the defense of Mexican nationals in criminal matters in the United States (PDM) and the partnership between the Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic, the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (@UNAM_MX). He also joined Notre Dame Mexico's Evening Celebration of Fulbright Excellence last Thursday, which brought together @NotreDame colleagues and alumni from a range of disciplines.

Associate Professor of the Practice Msgr. John Paul Kimes will participate in a discussion, "Priestly Trust: The Bishops and the Church," today, March 24, at 4 p.m. in Geddes Hall. Sponsored by @ND_EthicsCenter, the conversation will center on the book Rebuilding Trust.

It’s Day 2 of ND Law’s second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week! Join us for a powerful conversation with Elwood Jones, who was released from death row after being wrongfully convicted, and Erin Barnhart '05 J.D., the ND Law graduate who represented him. 📅 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 12:30 p.m. | 1130 Eck Hall of Law 📍 Open to the public This event is sponsored by @NDLawEJC, @NDHumRts, and the Institute for Social Concerns.

On March 28th, Notre Dame Law School will host its annual Veterans Symposium. This year's theme is "Service Members in Society: Veterans as Stewards of the Public Good." Patrick Murphy, the 32nd Under Secretary of the Army will deliver the event's keynote address. The symposium is co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School's Military and Veterans Law Society. All are welcome to attend. Learn more and RSVP here: law.nd.edu/news-events/ev…