NDLS Communicator
Week of 2.6.23
Good morning! Please read below for the latest law school news.
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Kresge Law Library serves as a Preservation Steward for U.S. Government Publishing Office
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Notre Dame Law School’s Kresge Law Library has renewed its partnership with the U.S. Government Publishing Office as a Preservation Steward.
Preservation Stewards support continued public access to U.S. government documents in print format. They contribute significantly to the effort to preserve printed documents, especially in the digital era. Read more here.
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LL.M. alumni publish article calling on United Nations to take urgent action to protect Afghan women’s rights
Roqia Samim and Tahmina Sobat, alumni of the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, wrote “Afghan Women’s Rights as Taliban’s Bargaining Tool for International Recognition," which was featured by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Read more here.
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 Sam Bray was interviewed by CNN in an article about if states challenging President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program have the legal right to bring the dispute in the first place. Read more here.
Sam's brief was also mentioned in the Inside Higher Ed article, "How Student Loan Forgiveness Could Win at the Supreme Court." Read more here.
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 Bruce Huber spoke with the Guardian about how a new complaint against Shell highlights the pressure that environmentalists are placing on fossil fuel companies. Read the article here.
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 Jimmy Gurulé joined the Bloomberg Law Podcast earlier this week to discuss the trial of five Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy. Listen here.
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 Nicole Garnett talks to National Catholic Register in the article, "Mapping the US’ Shifting Educational Landscape," about Carson v. Makin, religious charter schools, and parental choice. Read more here.
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 Nicole Garnett and Rick Garnett wrote, "From School Choice to Parent Choice" for the City Journal about rise of universal parental choice. Read more here.
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 Lloyd Mayer's article, "21st Century Churches And Federal Tax Law," was highlighted in Paul Caron's Tax Law Blog. See more here.
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 Diane Desierto was interviewed in the Time Magazine article, "Why the Philippines Is Letting the U.S. Expand Its Military Footprint in the Country Again." Read more here.
Diane will be will one of the speakers at the Human Rights Council’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Seminar in Thailand on February 13. See more here.
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 Mary Ellen O'Connell will be one of the speakers at the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) Summit to be held at The Hague next week. See more here.
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 Carter Snead was on the We the People podcast, "Roe v. Wade at 50." Listen here.
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 Mark Hill from the London Law Programme, moderated a panel on human dignity at the IRF Summit last week.
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Faculty, please share with students who may be interested.
The Program on Church, State & Society is pleased to announce a writing competition on topics and questions within the Program’s focus.
The competition is open to law students in good standing, enrolled in a traditional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.), a Master’s degree (LL.M.), or a doctoral degree (S.J.D./J.S.D. or Ph.D.) program. The competition is also open to recent graduates not yet practicing law.
Submissions are due March 1, 2023. More information is here.
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Dear faculty and staff,
We want to share your scholarship and other news and accomplishments with the ND Law community. If you have a new research piece, receive an award, or have anything else to share please let us know. You can email news here.
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Monday, February 6
Law & Economics workshop, with Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, NYU, "Filling the Void: How E.U. Privacy Law Spills Over to the U.S.," 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law
73rd Annual Moot Court Showcase Argument, 5 p.m., McCartan Courtroom
The panel of judges include:
Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States
Judge Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit
Judge Britt Grant of the Eleventh Circuit
Tuesday, February 7
Faculty Colloquium, Zach Clopton, Northwestern, 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law
Wednesday, February 8
“Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Eastern Europe: Post-Soviet Bloc Politics and Consequences” with Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia (2013-18), 5 p.m., Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Thursday, February 9
2023 JLEPP Symposium, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eck Hall of Law
APALSA Young Alumni Panel, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Eck Hall of Law
The panelists include Stephanie Wong, Caroline Capili, Saiful Islam, Amy Hong, Gaby Mercurio.
Connect with the Institutes, 4:30-6 p.m., Jordan Hall of Science Reading Room
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Connections Series is devoted to promoting interdisciplinary community and collaboration at Notre Dame.
Dan Kelly is one of three featured speakers.
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We would love to share more news, milestones, and accomplishments of our Law School colleagues. Drop us a note here.
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Contact Denise Wager with suggestions, comments, and content.
dwager@nd.edu
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