NDLS Communicator

Document Type

Newsletter

Publication Date

10-28-2024

Abstract

The Latest News

  • Notre Dame Law School welcomes new faculty and visiting scholars for the 2024-25 academic year
  • Professors Paolo Carozza and Richard Garnett honored by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
  • Law School Professor Derek Muller joins CNN as contributor for 2024 presidential election
  • Notre Dame Law Professor Patrick Corrigan named to The Irish Legal 100
  • Tribute: The Honorable Daniel A. Manion ‘64
  • ND Law's Eviction Clinic reaches settlement for South Bend family fleeing lead-filled home
  • Bryan Stevenson delivers powerful message about ‘proximity’ at lecture in South Bend

Faculty News and Briefs

  • Dean G. Marcus Cole was honored last week in London with the St. Thomas More Medal by His Royal Highness Lord Nicolas Windsor, cousin of King Charles III, and was inducted into the Fellowship of God's Good Servant at Stonyhurst College, the oldest continuously operating Jesuit school in Europe.
  • Lloyd Mayer was featured in articles in: Notre Dame News, Ministry Watch, The San Luis Obispo Tribune, and The Star Tribune as advocating for updating IRS definitions of "church" and "association of churches."
  • On October 10, Mary Ellen O'Connell presented "The links between social justice and international law: Common concepts and common approach implementation through peaceful means" at a conference on the founding of the Abi-Saab Foundation for Social Justice and International Law.
  • John Meiser was quoted in a Law 360 article about the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic's work to support indigenous tribes' efforts to protect the sacred Oak Flat land.
  • Rick Garnett was quoted by The Hill in an article about judicial victories for religious schools.
  • Nicole Garnett was a panelist on The Federalist Society's event, Preserving Judicial Independence in a Time of Political Division.
  • Over the past couple of weeks, Derek Muller has been quoted by numerous sources about the legal issues surrounding the upcoming presidential election.
  • On October 24, Diane Desierto was a panelist at the International Law Association's event, this year themed "Powerless law or law for the powerless?"
  • Jorge Barrera-Rojas published a new paper, "Educational adequacy: Harmonizing the right to education, parents’ rights, and educational freedoms under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights."
  • Sam Bray published a new post in The Volokh Conspiracy: "Three thoughts on the stay denial in West Virginia v. EPA."
  • David McIlroy was called to the Bar of Ireland by the Chief Justice of the Irish Supreme Court on October 16.
  • The Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic was mentioned in articles about the Oak Flat case in Earthbeat and the National Catholic Register.

Student & Alumni News

  • J.S.D. candidate Pavithra Rajendran explores gender justice and criminal law through multidisciplinary legal research
  • Devan Patel, J.D. '20 and adjunct faculty member, recently published a piece calling on the two presidential campaigns to avoid falling into a trap set by the Chinese Communist Party via TikTok.
  • 1L Haley Palumbo was recently announced as the recipient of the Newland & Newland Single Parent Scholarship, which provides funding to college students who are also single parents.

Events

Monday, October 28, 2024

  • Law and Economics Workshop: Gus Hurwitz (University of Pennsylvania Law School), Pigou’s Plumber (or Regulation as a Discovery Process), 12:30 p.m., 2130 Faculty Meeting Room
  • Appeals on Wheels, Court of Appeals of Indiana ,12:30 pm., McCartan Courtroom Observe a real appellate oral argument
  • Law School Trick-or-Treat 4:00 p.m., 1st floor Biolchini, Library Circulation Desk, and Eck Commons The Law School will host trick-or-treating for faculty, staff, and students with little ones.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

  • Job Talk 12:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Library
  • Summer Scholars Program Info Session, 12:30 p.m., 1310 Biolchini
  • Experience and Dialogue in Unprecedented Times, 12:30 p.m., Eck 1130
  • Experiential Learning Fair 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., Eck Commons

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

  • IGP: Lunch and Learn: Visiting Professor, Satvinder Juss, 12:30 p.m., 1315 Biolchini Hall
  • FPAC Panel: The Fentanyl Crisis & Criminal Justice, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck, Haley Proctor will moderate the panel with federal and state law enforcement officials
  • Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet, 6:15 p.m., 215/216 McKenna Hall Dinner and presentations to follow

Thursday, October 31

  • The Second Amendment After Bruen and Rahimi, 12:30 pm., Courtroom
  • Civil Public Interest Panel, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck

Friday, November 1

  • Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series: Professor Steven Smith, University of San Diego School of Law, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall, All are invited to attend and lunch will be provided.
  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament Semifinals, 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., McCartan Courtroom
  • A Murder Victim's Parents' Encounter with the Death Penalty, (DPAS) 4:00 p.m, 3140 Eck

Next Week

  • Clinical Information Session: Students are invited to the Clinical Information Session on November 5 to ask questions and meet the clinical faculty. November 5 3130 Eck, 12:30-1:30pm.

Around the Water Cooler

  • Congratulations to Marah and Matt McLeod on the newest addition to their family with the birth of their daughter.
  • The Administration, IT, and Marketing Communications teams volunteered at Cultivate over fall break, followed by a team building activity.
  • Happy Birthday to our October celebrants!

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