Reports: Trump to nominate Notre Dame professor to 7th Circuit
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to nominate Notre Dame Law School professor Amy Coney Barrett to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Pardoned man discusses his story with Notre Dame students
Keith Cooper, a former Elkhart resident wrongfully convicted of a 1996 armed robbery, recalls the moment he walked out of prison in 2006, nine years into a 40-year sentence for a crime he did not commit.
Notre Dame law students slated to argue before military appellate court
Two Notre Dame Law School students will get the opportunity to argue before an international appellate court when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hosts oral arguments at the school next week.
Notre Dame, McKinney up, Maurer down in US News rankings
Although deans consistently disparage the annual rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Schools may have given Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law reason to cheer.
Notre Dame, IU Maurer in top 50 for big law jobs
A pair of Indiana law schools are among the top 50 institutions in sending graduates to work in the biggest law firms in the country.
Civil rights leader to speak at Notre Dame Law School
A national leader in the 1960’s civil rights movement who was instrumental in the eventual passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 will speak at Notre Dame Law School next week.
ABA releases stats of classes entering in fall 2016
New information released from the American Bar Association underscores the differences between Indiana’s law schools.
Notre Dame Tax Clinic to receive federal grant
The Notre Dame Law School will receive a federal grant to help fund its recently launched tax clinic.
Tax Court to hold oral arguments at Notre Dame
The Indiana Tax Court will hear arguments Wednesday on the campus of Notre Dame Law School.
COA panel takes oral arguments to Notre Dame
A panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
IU law schools ranked among best value by National Jurist
Two Indiana law schools have been ranked among the top law schools for your buck in the nation by The National Jurist magazine.
Indiana law schools welcome Class of 2019
The students in the Class of 2019 who recently began their legal studies at Indiana law schools are, for the most part, very similar to the crop that enrolled one year ago.
‘Notorious RBG’ Ginsburg delights and educates at Notre Dame
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States and recognized as being a driving force in advancing women’s rights, almost downplayed her importance while speaking at the University of Notre Dame Monday.
Pilot program to help judges with complex motions
Judges in four Indiana counties soon will have some help with complex motions thanks to a bill passed by the Indiana Legislature.
Dean’s Desk: Anatomy of a decision to start a tax clinic
Notre Dame Law students will soon have the opportunity to learn tax law by practicing it under the close supervision of full-time expert faculty. It is an exciting development for all of us at the law school. Moreover, at a time of straitened budgets, we have secured financing from the IRS for the clinic, a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
Indiana deans support Arizona’s acceptance of GRE scores for law school admission
Three Indiana law school deans are part of a letter supporting the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law’s acceptance of GRE scores as well as LSAT scores for law school admission.
Indiana law schools prepare for pomp and circumstance
Graduation season is beginning with law schools around Indiana hosting ceremonies the next two weekends in May.
ABA releases employment data for 2015 grads
The American Bar Association has released its annual employment reports for law schools for 2015 graduates. Of the four Indiana law schools included, Notre Dame Law School had the highest percentage of graduates working in full-time long-term positions where bar passage was required, while Valparaiso University Law School had the highest unemployment rate.
IU Maurer makes leap in US News rankings
Indiana University Maurer School of Law jumped up nine places in the 2017 national law school rankings, the only Hoosier law school to make such a significant move in the latest list compiled by U.S. News & World Report.
Legal education at what cost?
The economic storm of recent years was particularly perilous for the legal industry and law schools, but despite encouraging signs, former Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard said the dangers have not passed.