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Kelli Smith | Monday, October 14, 2019
U.S. Attorney General William Barr spoke at Notre Dame Law School on Friday evening, calling for a defense of Judeo-Christian values and religious freedom in response to growing secularism in America. The event was reserved for students, faculty and staff of the Notre Dame Law School and de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, both
Mary Steurer | Monday, October 14, 2019
Dozens gathered at the intersection of Eddy Street and Angela Road to protest Attorney General William Barr’s visit to Notre Dame on Friday. The protest, which took place from 4-5 p.m., was organized by graduate student Andrew Cary and local activist groups MoveOn North Central Indiana, Indivisible Indiana and Northern Indiana Atheists. At its peak,
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 10, 2019
This report was updated at 5:11 p.m. U.S. Attorney General William Barr will deliver a closed lecture to the Notre Dame Law School and de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at 4 p.m. Friday in the McCartan Courtroom. Barr will discuss “religious freedom,” University spokesperson Dennis Brown told the South Bend Tribune. The U.S.
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
John Copeland Nagle is remembered as a man of faith. As Notre Dame’s John N. Matthews professor of law, Nagle walked in the light of Christ in everything he did — as a “beloved teacher, as a prolific scholar and as an exceptionally generous colleague,” former Notre Dame Law School dean Patricia O’Hara said. “He
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