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9 posts tagged "Constitutional Studies"

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Notre Dame philanthropy class assists Michiana nonprofits

Kendelle Hung-Ino | Monday, October 10, 2022

Twenty-four students in Notre Dame’s Philanthropy and the Common Good course are picking several Michiana non-profit organizations to award grants. The course receives $50,000 to $70,000 each fall, and students act as a board of directors to research organizations to receive the funds. Philanthropy and the Common Good is offered in the fall semester by

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Congresswoman Liz Cheney to deliver lecture at Notre Dame

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, October 4, 2022

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney will visit Notre Dame on Oct. 14 to deliver a lecture on the future of democracy, according to a University press release. Her speech, titled “Saving Democracy by Revering the Constitution,” will be held in Washington Hall at 2:30 p.m. and sponsored by the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government. Cheney,

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Scholars debate over content, Constitution regarding Trump impeachment

Christopher Parker | Friday, February 5, 2021

At an event marked by the semester’s firsts — first day of classes, first panel from Notre Dame’s department of Constitutional Studies — scholars joined to discuss the second impeachment of America’s 45th president, Donald J. Trump. Benjamin A. Kleinerman, Jeffery Tulis and John Yoo each gave their opinions on the possible trial during the

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Constitutional Studies hosts forum on modern conservatism

Christopher Parker | Monday, September 16, 2019

Notre Dame’s Constitutional Studies department hosted a debate between conservative voices in the Jenkins-Nanovic Hall Forum on Friday. The debaters in the event, “What is Conservatism in the Age of Trump?” have argued before — in print and in person — representing different schools of conservative thought. First to speak was David French, senior writer at

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Princeton University professor delivers second annual Tocqueville Lecture

Nicole Simon | Friday, September 14, 2018

Many in a democratic society shy away from the world “ruler” when describing their political leaders. Yet this term is not completely incompatible with liberal, democratic ideals, Princeton professor Robert P. George argued in the second Tocqueville Lecture on Thursday. “Now, my point is not to hoot at the idea of government, and those holding governmental

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Coming Together: I am Not a Part of Your Bell Curve

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 30, 2017

I am disappointed to hear that Dr. Munoz and the Constitutional Studies department did not rescind their invitation to Charles Murray to speak on campus. In his article, Dr. Munoz mentioned that we can all learn something from Murray and his work. I respectfully disagree. The past 300 years of American history has already taught

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Political scientist, author Charles Murray speaks on current political climate

Selena Ponio | Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Political scientist, writer and libertarian Charles Murray spoke at McKenna Hall on Tuesday afternoon on the themes in his book “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010.”  The event was sponsored by the undergraduate minor in constitutional studies, and professor of political science Vincent Munoz opened the event by stating the purpose of inviting

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Lecture explores relationship between laws and justice

Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Although laws are created to form a more just society, Martin Luther King Jr. demonstrated that laws themselves can be unjust, according to Fr. Dominic Legge, an instructor in systematic theology at the Dominican House of Studies. “Sometimes it is possible that the positive law makes something legal that should be illegal. It certainly happened in

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Justice Alito speaks on panel about Italian constitutional system

Matthew McKenna | Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Potenziani Program in Constitutional Studies hosted the book launch for the book, “Italian Constitutional Justice in Global Context,” on Wednesday afternoon. The book was co-authored by a group of four legal scholars that includes Paolo Carozza, a Notre Dame law professor, and Andrea Simoncini, a visiting fellow and

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