Lawyers in love: The Class of 1981's many couples

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Publication Date

1-16-2019

Abstract

There was something special about 1981.

The royal wedding of Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer captured the attention of millions of Americans. A record-setting 30 million viewers watched Luke and Laura say “I do” on General Hospital. President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Roughly 150 students graduated from Notre Dame Law School in 1981. That class formed at least a dozen married couples — a striking ratio by any standard.

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