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Observer Staff Report | Monday, May 20, 2019
John Copeland Nagle, the John N. Matthews Professor of Law, died Saturday, Notre Dame announced in a press release. His passing came after “surgery and a brief illness,” the release said. According to the release, Nagle taught at Notre Dame for 21 years, serving as “an expert on the legislative and regulatory process, environmental and
Joe Andrews | Friday, April 26, 2019
Notre Dame’s Law School is hosting a symposium this Friday and Saturday commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi, a 100-day period where an estimated 800,000 innocent Rwandans were slaughtered by their fellow citizens over ethnic differences. Genocide survivor Immaculee Mukantaganira, the symposium’s organizer, said she arranges events like this one
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Dear Deion, I read your recent letter in The Observer, and as a gay Notre Dame Law School alumnus, I disagree with your assertion that LGBT persons should not attend Notre Dame Law School. The teachings of Christianity focus on helping the less-fortunate, caring for those in need and treating everyone with love and respect.
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 28, 2019
It is impossible to adequately express our embarrassment and dismay after reading Deion Kathawa’s letter, “Why is Notre Dame rolling out the red carpet for Jim Obergefell?” As fellow students at Notre Dame Law School (NDLS) and Catholics, we were surprised to see such bombastic vitriol directed at us by our peer, simply because we
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The purpose of this letter is to allow the LGBT Law Forum, a student group at the Notre Dame Law School, to address a recent criticism in a letter to The Observer regarding hosting Jim Obergefell on campus. This event will take place today, at 12:30pm in the McCartan Courtroom at the Notre Dame Law
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
On Wednesday, Jim Obergefell — the named plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide — will be speaking at the Notre Dame Law School, along with two other plaintiffs. They will share their experiences as litigants and explain what the decision has meant for them and the
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 14, 2019
Notre Dame law professor and director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies Paolo Carozza was selected by the U.S. State Department to serve on the Venice Commission of Europe, according to a Wednesday press release from the University. The Venice Commission, officially titled the European Commission for Democracy Through Law, is a group of
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 14, 2019
Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, will speak at the Notre Dame Law School on March 27 on the topic of marriage equality, according to the Law School’s website. Obergefell v. Hodges mandated that all states must issue marriage licenses to
Observer Staff Report | Friday, March 1, 2019
Thomas L. Shaffer, former dean of the Notre Dame Law School and the Robert and Marion Short professor emeritus of law, died Tuesday from a long-term illness, the University announced in a news release Thursday. Shaffer was a teacher and scholar who took interest in studying the intersection between law and subjects such as religion,
Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, February 8, 2019
When Nina Totenberg began pursuing a journalism career, she was required to overcome a massive cultural hurdle. “It was extremely difficult in the beginning,” Totenberg said. “People used to just say to me, ‘We don’t hire women.’” Despite the resistance that Totenberg faced, she continued to seek a role as a journalist and storyteller. Totenberg