NDLS Communicator

Document Type

Newsletter

Publication Date

2-12-2024

Abstract

The Latest News

  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Israel Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein speak at Notre Dame Law School
  • Patrick Corrigan's work was cited by The Securities and Exchange Commission om its January 24, 2024 release accompanying the recent publication of new regulations governing certain transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies.
  • Roger Alford was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about recent trends in state antitrust laws.
  • Sam Bray participated on a panel about universal injunction as part of the Harvard Law Rappaport Forum last week.
  • Sadie Blanchard published a new paper, "Contract or Prison," about the use of coercive contracting in criminal law.
  • Jeff Pojanowski and Sam Bray will be McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellows at Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion for the years of 2024-29.
  • Derek Muller was interviewed by CBS after the Supreme Court heard arguments about Colorado's ballot eligibility rules for Donald Trump.
  • Paolo Carozza was the featured speaker at the Pepperdine University Salon Dinner at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D.C., on "Elections, conflicts, and crises: Anticipated challenges to online free expression and international religious freedom in 2024."
  • Jay Tidmarsh was quoted by Bloomberg Law in an article about jury fair use.
  • Carter Snead was featured this year in the Catholic Herald's 250 Catholics of 2024, which the publication describes as "the highest profile 250 self-confessing Catholics in the United States of America."
  • Mary Ellen O'Connell was on the BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief broadcast, Religion and War, on February 5.
  • Judy Fox was quoted by Houston Landing about the housing crisis in Liberty County, near Houston, Texas.
  • The launch of the Global Human Rights Clinic was featured in an article in The Observer.

Events

Monday, Feb. 12

  • 2024 Journal of International and Comparative Law Symposium, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom
  • Law & Economics Seminar, Patrick Corrigan will present "Can a Business Really Pursue a Social Good? A Transaction Cost Theory of Pro-Social Corporate Governance," 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law
  • Making it: Women in Litigation, 12:30 p.m., 1315 Biolchini

Tuesday, Feb.13

  • Mardi Gras with SBA and STMS, 12 p.m., Eck Commons
  • Faculty colloquium, David McIlroy, Head of Chambers at Forum Chambers in London, will present "A prolegomenon to A History of Banking Law c. 1750 to 2020," 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law

Wednesday, Feb. 14

  • "Fannie" screening, 12:30 p.m., McCartan Courtroom. Following the film there will be a voter registration drive with information about voting absentee in Duncan Student Center Commons.

Thursday, Feb. 15

  • Civil and Religious Law: Christian and Jewish Perspectives, 12:30 p.m., 1140 Eck Hall of Law

    Judge Matthew Solomson, Sam Bray, and Fr. John Paul Kimes will speak about Jewish and Christian perspectives on religious law.
  • Lecture on Richard O'Sullivan with David McIlroy, 5:30 p.m., 3140 Eck Hall of Law

    Adjunct professor David McIlroy is visiting from London and will discuss his latest work on Richard O'Sullivan, fascinating Irish Catholic reader of English legal history.
  • Maintaining Your Catholic Identity in the Professional World, 6:30 p.m., 1140 Eck Hall of Law

    Bishop Kevin Rhoades will come to speak about how Catholic attorneys and business people can maintain their Catholic identity. This is a co-sponsored event with the MBA Association.

Friday, Feb. 16

  • 74th Moot Court Showcase, 9:30 a.m., McCartan Courtroom.

    Arguing on behalf of the Petitioner will be Allison Morcus and David Kilduff with brief by Sonia Patel and arguing on behalf of the Respondents will be Athanasius Sirilla and Molly Grace Baldock, with brief by Will Clark. The students will argue the case of Jessica Dunston v. Charmed Social, Inc.

    The panel of judges include:
    • Judge John F. Kness, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • Judge Chad Readler, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    • Judge Matthew Solomson, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Around the Watercooler

Ash Wednesday Opportunities

  • February 14 is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The schedule for other Masses on campus is as follows:
    • 8:00 a.m. - Stinson Remick
    • 8:00 a.m. - Fischer Grad
    • 12:05 p.m. - Stayer
    • 12:20 p.m. - Jenkins Nanovic
    • 12:30 p.m. - Malloy Hall
    • 5:05 p.m. - Law School

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