ND in the News: December 2021

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  1. Why Biden’s threat to sanction Russia probably won’t deter Putin in Ukraine

    Written by David Cortright, Keough School of Global Affairs.

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    Keough School of Global Affairs

  2. The case that could breach the wall between church and state

    “At some level pluralism demands that we tolerate views that we don’t like. A lot of religions have views that I disagree with, and I’m able, I hope, to accept that,” says Nicole Stelle Garnett, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

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  3. Retreat From Globalization Adds to Inflation Risks

    Economists Robert Johnson of the University of Notre Dame and Diego Comin of Dartmouth found in a 2020 paper that international trade had the effect of reducing U.S. consumer prices by an annual 0.1 to 0.4 percentage point between 1997 and 2018.

  4. Decisions on same-sex marriage, contraception could be threatened by abortion ruling

    "He was drawing the substantive distinction that the right to abortion is qualitatively different from these other rights," said O. Carter Snead, law professor at the University of Notre Dame.

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  5. Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy

    But Nicole Garnett, a law professor at Notre Dame, said there was just one sound way to assess the status and stature of the court.

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    Notre Dame Law School

  6. Neighbors fear Hollywood’s hidden convent is about to go up for sale

    “I suspect the sisters need to take up the matter with their fellow Dominican sisters who are their elected leaders,” said Timothy Matovina, a Catholic theology professor at the University of Notre Dame. 

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  7. The Pillar

    Reason, faith, and why your brain is not a computer

    Dr. Ulrich Lehner is the William K. Warren Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and the bestselling author of “God Is Not Nice.”

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  8. So, you want to take the grades out of teaching? A beginner’s guide to ungrading

    Susan D. Blum is a professor of anthropology and a fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

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  9. Supreme Court hears arguments as to why it must right its past abortion wrongs

    Richard W. Garnett is the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Notre Dame Law School

  10. Law professor on his amicus brief in support of Mississippi overturning Roe v. Wade

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    NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with O. Carter Snead, law professor at Notre Dame, about the legal standing for anti-abortion arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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  11. All eyes are on Supreme Court for its biggest abortion case in decades

    O. Carter Snead, law professor at the University of Notre Dame, similarly noted in a Nov. 29 statement the strong feelings in this Mississippi case and said that “despite the intense emotions” surrounding it, 

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    Notre Dame Law School

  12. Op-ed: Faith communities have the power to get more Americans vaccinated

    Kraig Beyerlein is an associate sociology professor and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame. Jason Klocek, an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham, was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and Society. Grace Scartz, a Notre Dame undergraduate student, does research for the center.

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  13. Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments in a landmark abortion case

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    O. Carter Snead, law professor at Notre Dame, comments on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court case. 

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  14. The Latin term stare decisis has been mentioned multiple times so far. Here's what it means.

    But O. Carter Snead, a Notre Dame Law School professor, believes the court would be repairing its institutional legitimacy by overruling Roe. 

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