NDLS Communicator
Week of 3.20.23
Good afternoon and happy first day of Spring! We hope you all enjoyed a peaceful break. We have a lot of news and events to share below.
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 Professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel in landmark UN ruling for Filipina ‘comfort women’
Diane Desierto began her career in 2004 seeking reparations and justice for Filipina women who suffered from the sexual slavery imposed by the Japanese during World War II. Last week, that long-fought battle was won. Read more here. |
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Margarette Macaulay of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Afghan alumni discuss protecting women’s rights
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The continued discrimination and oppression of women’s rights around the world and a call for actual change were the themes of a talk on Thursday, March 2, co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School and the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights. Read more here. You can watch a recording of the talk here.
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 Mary Ellen O’Connell was quoted in the Guardian article, “Miscalculation fears rise after Russian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea.” Read more here.
She was quoted in the USA Today article, “ Russian fighter jet collides with US Air Force drone over Black Sea.” Read more here.
She was also quoted in an article in the daily newspaper in Brazil here.
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 Lloyd Mayer was quoted extensively by ABC in the report, “Trump loyalist Kash Patel’s tax-exempt charity raises questions, experts say.” Read the story here.
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 Nicole Garnett published "Unlocking the Potential of Private-School Choice: Avoiding and Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Implementation for the Manhattan Institute." Read more here.
She was also quoted in "Charter school movement divided over religious Oklahoma proposal." Read more here.
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 Jeff Pojanowski gave a talk, "Constitutional Interpretation and the Classical Legal Tradition" at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Watch the talk here.
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 Rick Garnett reviewed Columbia Law Professor Philip Hamburger’s book, “Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom,” for Public Discourse. Read the review here.
Rick gave the Hesburgh Lecture, "Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment," at the University of Montana School of Law last week.
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 Carter Snead was the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast last week in Washington, DC. More than 1,000 people attended the event. Watch his remarks here (1:19 mark). The event was covered here and here.
Carter also gave the keynote at the inaugural conference of Catholic University of America’s Center on Law and the Human Person on March 14.
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 Fr. John Paul Kimes was quoted by Aleteia in "Priests defend confidentiality of Confession against proposed state law," Read more here.
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Diane Desierto was quoted in the article, "Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes." Read more here.
She was also quoted in The News Lens (Taiwan) in "U.S. military presence in Taiwan and Philippines to alter balance of power in the Indo-Pacific." Read more here.
Diane was mentioned in the Philippine Star, "Justice for 'comfort women" article here.
On March 23, Diane will join the Pulte Institute's Sustainability and Human Rights Initiative team as the only US university selected to speak at United Nations Headquarters in New York, for the marquee 2023 United Nations Water Conference.
While in New York she will deliver her lecture, "Realigning Land Disputes and International Investment Law with Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" at the International Economic Law Colloquium at Brooklyn Law School.
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Religious Liberty Clinic News
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Stephanie Barclay will participate in oral argument before the en banc Ninth Circuit in the fight to preserve the Apache sacred site at Oak Flat from permanent destruction. Watch the livestream here.
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The Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a book launch and discussion with Marcus Cole and Lord David Alton for Alton's and Ewelina Ochab's recent book, "State Responses to Crimes of Genocide: What Went Wrong and How to Change It" last week in London. A fireside chat followed with other panelists touching on themes of the book. See more here.
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Marcus Cole led a continuing legal education discussion for alumni on “Lessons in Legal Ethics from the Life and Death of St. Thomas More” on March 2 in Chicago. The event was co-sponsored by Jenner Block LLP, and Dentons, and Storino, Ramello & Durkin. More photos from the event are 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, March 20
-Law & Economics workshop, Assaf Hamdani, Tel Aviv University, will present "Artificial Intelligence and Class Actions," 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law
Tuesday, March 21
-Faculty Colloquium, Nick Parillo, Yale, will present "Who Sues Their Regulator? A Preliminary Report," 12:30 p.m., 2130 Eck Hall of Law
-Fixing The Clerkship System with Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall of Law
-Lunch with Professor Tor, 12:30 p.m., 2173 Eck Hall of Law
-Judicial Specialization and Deference in Asylum Cases on the US Courts of Appeals with Maureen Stobb, '02 J.D., 12:30 p.m., Hesburgh Center, room C103
-Asia Leadership Forum with Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 4:30 p.m., Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Maria Ressa, a Filipino and American journalist who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for reporting on abuses of power and fake news, will be the distinguished speaker for the Asia Leadership Forum, sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and co-sponsored by Notre Dame International. Diane Desierto will moderate a discussion after the lecture. Free but ticketed.
Wednesday, March 22
-On Being Predictably Unpredictable with Judge Newsom from the 11th Circuit, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall of Law
-Public Interest Externship Lunch-N-Learn, 12:30 p.m., 2171 Eck Hall of Law
-Pop-up debate, 6-8 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall of Law
Students from the Federalist Society and American Constitution Society will engage in fun, social debate.
Thursday, March 23
-Liberation Theology and the Law with Msgr. Martin Schlag of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall of Law
-Clerking on Specialized Courts, 12:30 p.m, 1140 Eck Hall of Law
Virtual panel discussion of clerking on specialized federal courts. The panelists are: Chief Judge Kathleen Kerrigan. '90 J.D., United States Tax Court; Judge Sean Lane, Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of NY; and Judge Matthew Solomson, US Court Federal Claims
-Judicial Externship Lunch-N-Learn (Federal). 12:30 p.m., 1310 Biolchini
-Fr. Mike Show, 6:30-10 p.m., Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
Friday, March 24
-Different Kind of Lawyer Day, all day, throughout Eck
-NDLA Spring Board Meeting, all day, throughout Eck
-The Border is Everywhere: How Immigration Issues Play Out in Middle America with Mary Meg McCarthy and Lisa Koop of the National Immigrant Justice Center, 12:30 p.m., 3130 Eck Hall of Law
-Champions for Justice Public Interest reception, 5:15 p.m., Foley's
Honoring those in the third-year class who have exhibited an exemplary commitment to public service during the course of their time in law school.
-BLSA Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion: BLSA Through the Years panel, 7 p.m., Rohr's Bistro, Morris Inn
The panelists include:Hon. Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) ('75 JD), Of Counsel at Jones Day and retired United States circuit judge of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Professor Dwight B. King, JD, Former Director of the Notre Dame Law School Kresge Law Library and Law Library Faculty (1986 - 2020); Tamara Walker, ('00 JD), Owner and Attorney, Walker & Associates; and Braynard (Bobby) Brown, ('00, '06 JD), Institutional Investor Relations at Grant & Eisenhofer PA and former wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns.
A March Madness viewing party will follow.Please direct any questions about the BLSA Reunion festivities to Max Gaston, mgaston@nd.edu.
Saturday, March 25
-BLSA Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion Gala, 5:45 p.m., McKenna Conference Center
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Staff Town Hall
Tuesday, March 21
1 to 1:45 p.m.
Dahnke Ballroom, Duncan Student Center
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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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