ND in the News: June 2023

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  1. High Court Sides with Graphic Artist Opposed to Making Wedding Websites for Same-Sex Couples

    Sherif Girgis, an associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, said, “Free speech includes the freedom not to speak. 

  2. With affirmative action gone, California shows what may come next

    “The immediate effect was that the number of admitted minority students went down precipitously” in those states, says Jennifer Mason McAward, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.

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    Jennifer Mason McAward

    Notre Dame Law School

  3. Supreme Court Strengthens Religious Freedom Protections for Workers

    “The decision is a long overdue correction to an error that has eroded the protections that Congress enacted to safeguard workers’ rights from destruction by their employers,” says John Meiser, director of the Religious Liberty Clinic at Notre Dame Law School.

  4. Reddit Is Already on the Rebound

    Tim Weninger, a computer scientist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana who has studied Reddit, knows he will have to make a big decision on July 1.

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    Tim Weninger

    Timothy Weninger

    Computer Science and Engineering

  5. Ethicists Voice Concern Over Reprogramming Human Embryonic Cells For Research

    “The fundamental ethical (and public) question here is whether these ’embryoids’ are living human embryonic organisms that cannot develop throughout all the gestational stages merely because of temporary technical limitations, or are they just a laboratory artifact that cannot be rightly termed an organism,” said professor O. Carter Snead, director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Carter Snead

    Notre Dame Law School

  6. Noticias Caracol | Spanish

    Implementation of the peace agreement with the extinct FARC would not be achieved in the agreed time

    According to the Kroc Institute, which issues reports since the signing in Havana, "immediate and far-reaching decisions" must be taken to execute the peace agreement.

  7. Caracol Radio | Spanish

    Kroc Institute published seventh report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Colombia

    Within the framework of the upcoming elections in October, the Kroc Institute emphasizes that it is important for the territorial authorities to incorporate the implementation priorities of the peace agreement into their local plans, programs and projects.

  8. El Espectador | Spanish

    The implementation of the Peace Agreement with the FARC may not be achieved in the established time

    This is stated in the most recent report by the Kroc Institute, which indicates that compliance with the Agreement between the Government and the extinct FARC guerrilla will not be viable "unless immediate and far-reaching decisions are taken on the process." As every year, since the signing of the Peace Agreement, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies of the University of Notre Dame publishes this Tuesday a report on the advances, setbacks and challenges of the implementation of the 2016 Havana pact.

  9. NewsNation Now

    Number of refugees entering US nears 5-year peak

    The recent growth doesn’t come as a surprise to Erin Corcoran, a professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. The climbing number of refugees underscores differences between the Trump and Biden administrations, she said.

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    Erin Corcoran

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs

  10. Spellbook Paves the Way for Responsible AI Integration in Legal Education

    "I see great potential for students to benefit from generative AI and am excited to have access to Spellbook for two of my transactional drafting classes this September," said Jim Farrington, Professor at University of Notre Dame. 

  11. Religious Charter Schools Are OK in Oklahoma

    Nicole Stelle.Garnett is a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Nicole Stelle Garnett

    Notre Dame Law School