NDLS Communicator

Document Type

Newsletter

Publication Date

10-7-2024

Abstract

The Latest News

  • Event Recap: American Democracy and the 2024 Election
  • Anton Burri-Wenzel joins Notre Dame Law School as first postdoctoral fellow for the Program on Law & Economics
  • Global Human Rights Clinic submits review of UN Bulletin on the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
  • In this episode of the DEI Podcast, Max Gaston talks with Jemar Tisby, New York Times bestselling author and Notre Dame alum, about his latest book, The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance.

Faculty News and Briefs

  • Last week, Sam Bray spoke at a Festschrift honoring Profesor Douglas Laycock at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He participated as a panelist on a discussion on remedies.
  • Roger Alford was quoted by Digiday in an article about the U.S. v. Google ad-tech antitrust trial.
  • Marcus Cole spoke on a panel of Indiana law school deans last week at Indiana Lawyer's Diversity in Law event, which was featured by The Indiana Lawyer.
  • Mark Hill recently published his new book, "Human Dignity, Religion, and the Law: Pluralism and Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Practices."
  • Lloyd Mayer's opinion piece, "The IRS and 'churches' that aren't really churches," was published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
  • This week, Jorge Barrera-Rojas will speak at the Education Law Symposium: Pierce v. Society of Sisters at 100, at the University of Dayton.
  • Fr. John Paul Kimes was appointed by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons to a working study-group on the concept of vulnerability in canon law.
  • Gerard Bradley will speak at the Catholic Bar Association's 2024 conference, "Catholic lawyers: Uniting law and reason," in Louisville this week.
  • Diane Desierto co-authored an article with other editors of EJIL:Talk!: "Some blog statistics."
  • Last week, Derek Muller appeared on EWTN News Nightly and CBS News, where he spoke about recent reports from Special Counsel Jack Smith. On Bloomberg Podcasts, he discussed new lawsuits challenging election rules and processes.

Student/Alumni News

  • Two ND Law LL.M. Human Rights students selected as prestigious Fulbright Scholars
  • Congratulations to ND Law alumnus Max Siegel ’86, ’92 J.D., attorney and CEO of USA Track and Field, for being recognized as one of the Indiana Lawyer 2024 Diversity in Law honorees. Dean G. Marcus Cole was one of the three Indiana law school deans who spoke on a panel at the event in Indianapolis.

Events

Monday, October 7

  • Law and Economics Workshop: Prasad Krishnamurthy, (Berkeley Law School), Merger Deregulation, Wages, and Inequality: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Industry, 12:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Room

Tuesday, October 8

  • Faculty Colloquia: Professor Sadie Blanchard, 12:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Room

Thursday, October 10

  • Don't Talk to the Police with James Duane of Regent Law School, 12:30 p.m., 1310 Biolchini

Friday, October 11

  • A Conversation with Steve Wink about Fintech, 9:30 p.m., location to be determined
  • A Conversation with Judge Fitzgerald 12:30 p.m., 1140 Eck Hall, Judge Fitzgerald is the first openly LGBT person to be appointed to the federal bench in California
  • Harvey AI Lunch and Learn, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, 1130 Eck Hall, For all upper level students and faculty
  • Lunch and Learn with Luka Misetic '96 J.D., 12:30 p.m., 3140 Eck Hall of Law, Luka is a partner with Squire Patton Boggs, with extensive experience before international tribunals
  • AI and the Future of Law, 3:00 p.m., McCartan Courtroom, Panel discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence in the legal field. Discover how AI is transforming legal practice and the future of law. Dean G. Marcus Cole, moderator with Alex Schnepf, Harvey; Patrick Manion ‘18 JD, Harvey; and Timothy Dondanville '16 JD, Mayer Brown
  • BLSA Homecoming Fireside Chat: Still in the Game, 6:30 p.m., McKenna Hall 215/216
  • ND Law Review Centennial Celebration 5:30 p.m., Editor-in-Chief Panel in McCartan Courtroom, 6:30 p.m., Reception in Eck Commons, Panelists include Judge Thomas Schroeder, A.J. Bellia, and Lee DeJulius, with opening remarks offered by Prof. Derek Muller.

Saturday, October 12

  • ND Law Alumni Tailgate, 12-3 p.m., DeBartolo Quad
  • BLSA Alumni Tailgate, 10-2 p.m., Stadium Lot

Future Event

  • The Law School is very excited to be one of the co-sponsors for the Center for Social Concerns lecture on Oct 15 with civil rights lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson. The event is free and open to the Law School community and the public.

Around the Watercooler

Blood Drive, October 14

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