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Ryan Peters | Friday, September 15, 2023
Notre Dame has a certain mystique. The Golden Dome, Notre Dame Stadium, Basilica bells, Touchdown Jesus, haunted buildings, the Grotto. Just walk around campus and you’ll feel it. So it’s no surprise Notre Dame is a favorite choice of Hollywood when it comes to colleges. “Rudy” speaks for itself, and President Jed Bartlet in “The
Observer News Staff | Tuesday, July 11, 2023
In a filing submitted to the St. Joseph County Superior Court on May 22, sociology and global affairs professor Tamara Kay alleged she has been defamed by The Irish Rover, a Catholic student publication at Notre Dame. An October 2022 story by Irish Rover editor-in-chief said Kay “offers abortion access to students.” The lawsuit comes
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The family of a former Notre Dame freshman is suing the University for their son’s catastrophic injuries and for encouraging “a quasi-fraternity atmosphere,” according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in St. Joseph County. The Observer previously reported on the student’s head injury in January of 2019. On Jan. 27, 2019, Sean Tennant fell approximately 30
Claire Rafford | Sunday, February 2, 2020
On Jan. 17, Irish 4 Reproductive Health (I4RH) — the independent reproductive rights group at Notre Dame — announced their group had been cleared to proceed in their lawsuit against Notre Dame after the University announced they would restrict access to certain forms of birth control for those people receiving insurance coverage through the University.
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019
The College filed a counterclaim response March 22 to former College President Jan Cervelli’s March 12 lawsuit. Cervelli filed a response to their counterclaims April 4. The College’s response to the initial complaint addresses each of the points made by Cervelli and her legal team. In a statement provided by assistant director of integrated communications Haleigh
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 14, 2019
Former College President Jan Cervelli filed a civil lawsuit against Saint Mary’s on Tuesday, alleging members of the Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees pressured her to resign and did not honor their settlement agreement with her. According to the complaint filed in the St. Joseph County Superior Court, Cervelli is suing the College on counts of breach
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, November 1, 2018
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the widow of a former Notre Dame football player’s lawsuit against both the University and the NCAA could proceed, an Associated Press (AP) article said. Yvette Schmitz is alleging that her husband, Steve, was adversely affected by concussions sustained during his football career at Notre Dame from 1974-1978. Steve Schmitz died
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Updated Wednesday at 10 p.m. A lawsuit challenging recent changes in University policy regarding birth control was filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced in a press release Tuesday. The suit — filed by NWLC, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 18, 2018
Notre Dame reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by an unnamed student alleging he was unjustly dismissed from University less than a month before his graduation, according to a status report filed Nov. 10. With the agreement having been reached, the case was subsequently dismissed, according to a court doument filed Dec. 27. The lawsuit,
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 8, 2017
Former Notre Dame football player Douglas Randolph filed a lawsuit against Notre Dame, head football coach Brian Kelly, football trainer Rob Hunt, several doctors and others Sept. 1 alleging the football team’s medical staff withheld information from him, leading to spinal stenosis. According to the complaint filed in the St. Joseph Circuit Court, Randolph is suing