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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
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 10, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins appointed G. Marcus Cole as the new dean of the Law School, the University announced in a press release Thursday. Cole will assume his new position July 1, succeeding Nell Jessup Newton, who announced her departure in August. A professor of law at Stanford since 1997, Cole served as associate
Christopher Parker | Wednesday, November 14, 2018
The Notre Dame Law School hosted Anthony Ray Hinton to deliver a lecture titled “From Death Row to a Life of Freedom” in the McCartan Courtroom on Tuesday. Hinton spoke about his experience living on death row for 30 years for two capital murder charges that he did not commit. The lecture began with an
Observer Staff Report | Friday, November 3, 2017
After being nominated by President Donald Trump in May, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Notre Dame law professor Amy Barrett as a federal judge, the Notre Dame Law School announced in a press release Tuesday. Barrett, who will serve as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, graduated from
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Friday, January 20, 2017
A year ago, Russell Lovell, professor emeritus at Drake Law School, got a call from Benny Anders, the president of the Iowa-Nebraska chapter of the NAACP. Anders joked that now that Lovell was retired, he was now going to be working full time for the NAACP after years of being a volunteer civil rights lawyer.
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 9, 2016
Students will have a second chance Friday to apply for tickets to see U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speak during her first-ever visit to Notre Dame. The main event, “A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” will be held in Purcell Pavilion on Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and
Rachel O'Grady | Thursday, October 15, 2015
Two and a half hours after her lecture concluded, one of Meg Penrose’s clients was executed for killing a police officer. “Today is a somber day. It’s a difficult thing to talk about,” she said. “Tonight, as my client is executed, there are many people who will feel vindicated.” Penrose, a professor of law at Texas