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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court concluded its 2025–26 term with landmark decisions addressing birthright citizenship, mail-in voting, religious liberty, and presidential authority. Professors Richard Garnett, Derek Muller, Ashley Sanchez, and Haley Proctor shared their legal expertise with several national news outlets, offering analysis of the Court's most consequential rulings. Richard Garnett Professor Richard W.

Notre Dame Law School will host the sixth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit from July 5-8 in Chicago. The summit is an annual gathering of the world’s leading defenders of religious freedom. The theme this year is “We Hold These Truths,” which will guide the programming. Through panel discussions and keynote speeches, the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit stimulates conversations between religious leaders, scholars, and advocates about the future of religious liberty.

Veronica Maska '26 J.D. Notre Dame Law School's Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion has announced the winner of the annual Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition. Recent Notre Dame Law graduate Veronica Maska '26 J.D. was selected as the 2026 winner for her paper, Catholic Clerks in Capital Cases. Professor Randy Kozel, associate dean for Faculty Development and Academic Affairs and the Fritz Duda Family Professor of Law, supervised the competition again this year.

There’s a particular way John C. Cavadini, Ph.D., begins any conversation. It’s so consistent that, over time, it has taken on the feel of something almost liturgical. He looks out at a room of students, colleagues, bishops, acquaintances, or visitors, and says simply: “Friends.” It’s a small word. But in his voice, it never feels small. As those closest to his work have observed, what he offers is not just a greeting but an invitation.

What if your next team-building activity was as simple as taking a walk? Earlier this summer, staff from the Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC) stepped away from their desks and onto the Link Trail. The outing offered a chance to enjoy the outdoors, connect with colleagues, and see firsthand how the trail is strengthening connections between Notre Dame and the South Bend community.

Laurie Nathan leads the United Nations High Level Mediation Course in Switzerland. Laurie Nathan, director of the Mediation Program at the Kroc Institute, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, was the lead trainer at the annual United Nations High Level Mediation Course held in Glion, Switzerland in June.