Rick Garnett
Professor of Law
Office: 3164 Eck Hall of Law
Phone: 574-631-6981
Email: rgarnett@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Death penalty, free speech, school choice, Catholic social thought, church/state relations, religion in the public square, free exercise of religion, federalism and criminal law, Supreme Court, criminal defense, religious liberty, education reform
Before joining the Notre Dame law faculty in 1999, Garnett had clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and practiced law in criminal-defense, religious-liberty, and education-reform matters. A tireless constitutional scholar, articulate commentator and the author of a seemingly endless stream of op/ed pieces, he holds strong, informed and articulate opinions on just about anything the Constituion is able to affect from school choice, church-state relations and religion in the public square to free speech, free exercise of religion and the death penalty.
VIDEO
ND EXPERTS
Religious liberty lawsuit to ‘vindicate constitutional commitments’
Retirement of Justice Stevens emphasizes importance of elections
Law professor Garnett says Supreme Court’s religious display decision won’t end the argument
Garnett questions perception of Supreme Court’s right turn
Law professor argues for ban on partial birth abortion
Garnett sees little new in Supreme Court ruling on commandments displays
ND NEWSWIRE ARTICLES
ND Law School professor Garnett reacts to Supreme Court handgun, death penalty decisions
Garnett’s dedication to Catholic school choice rooted in law, and life
Garnett addresses Senate hearing on religious expression
Garnett praises Supreme Court decision on tuition vouchers
IN THE NEWS
NPR—Who Gets Religious Exemptions And Why
Los Angeles Times—Judges split over birth control coverage and religious liberty
Reuters/NBC/Chicago Tribune, etc.—Will police dogs pass Supreme Court sniff test?
Wall Street Journal—The Conscience of a Judicial Conservative
National Catholic Reporter—Camosy v. Garnett
Judge Backs Catholic Owners of Firm on Health-Law Rule—Wall Street Journal
NPR—Court Gives States Ammunition In Health Care Battle
National Catholic Register—Obamacare Ruling Allows Lawsuits to Continue
Chicago Tribune—Constitutional basics after the ruling
NPR—Roberts Delivers For President Who Had Opposed Him
Washington Post—Affordable Care Act ruling promises religious fights for the forseeable future
NPR—Legal Scholars React: ‘Many People Were Stunned’
“Catholic San Francisco—Heroes of religious liberty span centuries ":http://www.catholic-sf.org/ns.php?newsid=7&id=60038
Fox News (On the Record with Greta van Susteren)—Contraception Controversy
MSNBC TV—43 Catholic institutions file suit against the Obama administration
Wall Street Journal—Catholics Sue Over Health Mandate
Wall Street Journal—Do Lawsuits over Contraception Requirement Have a Shot?
Chicago Tribune—Local Catholic groups join fight against Obama birth control mandate
Associated Press—Teacher says Catholic school fired her over IVF
Associated Press—Justices meet Friday to vote on health care case
Bloomberg Businessweek—Centerpiece at Risk as High Court Hears Core Argument
Reuters—Bishops, White House talks snarl on treatment of faith-based groups
USA Today—Column: HHS mandate still undermine religious freedom?
Time—To Sniff or Not to Sniff? Supreme Court to Decide if Drug Dog’s Nose Went Too Far
Associated Press—High court keeps judges out of church job disputes
National Catholic Register—Unprecedented Legal Action Takes HHS Mandate Battle to the Courts
US News & World Report—Supreme Court: Religious Workers Can’t Sue for Job Discrimination
USA Today—Column: Hosanna-Tabor ruling a win for religious freedom
New York Times—Religious Groups Greet Ruling With Satisfaction
Associated Press—Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
USA Today—Column: Why contraception mandate should be scrapped
Bloomberg—Obama’s Health-Care Law Gets High Court Review
Los Angeles Times—A buoyed healthcare law reaches Supreme Court
Yahoo! News—Obama’s lawyers bid to regulate religious hiring
Time—Alabama Town Gives Offenders a Choice: Jesus or Jail
Huffington Post—Thomas says high court needs geographic diversity
Forbes—Thomas says high court needs geographic diversity
South Bend Tribune—Response to lawsuit threat over Family Dollar deal expected Wednesday
New Hampshire Public Radio—High Court OKs Sales Of Violent Video Game To Kids
NPR—High Court OKs Sales Of Violent Video Games To Kids
USA Today—Hosanna-Tabor case to test our church-state divide
National Public Radio—How Will Supreme Court Rule on Health Care Law?
Wall Street Journal—Might the Next Stop for the Health Care Challenges Be the High Court?
Washington Post—The House reads the Constitution for you
Boston Public Radio’s ‘On Point’—Elena Kagen’s Confirmation Hearings
LA Times—Supreme Court Extends Rights of Gun Owners
Christian Science Monitor—Supreme Court Arizona ruling could shape immigration reform
San Francisco Chronicle—States Must Honor Gun Rights U.S. High Court Says
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