Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured in the Daily Report regarding things he misses from pre-pandemic times. The article titled "Six Months Into the New Normal, What Do Lawyers Miss, and What's Improved?" was written by Jonathan Ringel and published 9/3/20.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck's article "Qui Tam Litigation Against Government Officials" (93 Notre Dame Law Review 1235 (2018)) was cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case United States ex rel. Cimznhca, LLC v. U.C.B., Inc.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and second-year student Emina Herzberger published "Circuit Split Deepened by Second Circuit's 'Functional' Test Application in Recent Section 1782 Ruling" in the Daily Report on 9/1/20.
Assistant Clinical Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington presented on advocating for transgender youth who have been abused at the 43rd National Child Welfare Law Virtual Conference on August 28, 2020.
The School of Law proudly welcomes four new faculty members this fall: Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer, Assistant Professor Thomas W. Kadri, Clinical Assistant Professor Elizabeth C. Taxel and Part-time Instructor & Appellate Litigation Clinic Counselor in Residence Anna White Howard. Phillips Sawyer will lead classes in antitrust, while Kadri will teach in the areas of torts, cybercrime and regulating digital abuse. Taxel will work with the Criminal Defense Practicum and Howard will lead a course in writing for judicial clerkships as well as continuing to assist with the Appellate Litigation Clinic.