CNN
Trump ‘engaged in an insurrection,’ judge says, but should remain on Colorado ballot
December 20, 2023
Derek Muller, an election law expert at Notre Dame Law School, said Wallace’s conclusions about Trump’s role in the insurrection were “remarkable.”
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Law School
Associated Press
Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court
December 20, 2023
“I think it may embolden other state courts or secretaries to act now that the bandage has been ripped off,” Derek Muller, a Notre Dame law professor who has closely followed the Section 3 cases, said after Tuesday’s ruling.
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Law School
The Washington Post
Trump disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot by state Supreme Court
December 20, 2023
Derek Muller, a University of Notre Dame law professor who has studied the cases challenging Trump’s candidacy, called the Colorado decision unlike any other in history.
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Law School
Crux
Vatican note on blessing same-sex unions draws mixed US reaction
December 19, 2023
“Its imprecise language invites misunderstanding and will sow confusion. Moreover, some bishops will use it as a pretext to do what the document explicitly forbids, especially since the Vatican has not stopped them before,” said Ulrich Lehner, the University of Notre Dame William K. Warren Professor of Theology.
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Department of Theology
PBS
Tens of thousands have joined pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. Experts say they are growing
December 19, 2023
If the Palestinian solidarity demonstrations have seemed “relatively modest” so far, University of Notre Dame professor David Cortright said that it also took time for the Iraq War “protests to emerge on a large scale in the U.S.”
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Keough School of Global Affairs
Marketplace
How does Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million deal actually work? It’s complicated
December 18, 2023
The MLB does not have a strict salary cap, although teams have to pay a Competitive Balance Tax, commonly referred to as a luxury tax, if they spend above a certain payroll threshold, explained Davin Raiha, an associate teaching professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame.
The Irish Times
A dysfunctional Northern Ireland makes a united Ireland more attractive
December 18, 2023
The collaboration between The Irish Times and ARINS is in its second year. ARINS is a joint initiative of the Royal Irish Academy and the Keough-Naughton School of Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame – home of the Fighting Irish, and other types – and is dedicated to analysing and researching Ireland, North and South.
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Associated Press
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage
December 18, 2023
University of Notre Dame theologian Ulrich Lehner was also concerned, saying it would merely sow confusion and could lead to division in the church. “The Vatican’s statement is, in my view, the most unfortunate public announcement in decades,” he said in a statement.
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Department of Theology
The Wall Street Journal
Slow Progress Toward Free Exercise
December 18, 2023
By Nicole Stelle Garnett and Tim Rosenberger
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Notre Dame Law School
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The Wall Street Journal
Hong Kong Puts Its Most-Wanted Dissident Jimmy Lai on Trial
December 18, 2023
“If you put it in a ranking, they hate him more than anyone else,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
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Political Science
Reuters
Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling
December 18, 2023
Ulrich L. Lehner, a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, said the new guidance from the doctrinal office "invites misunderstanding and will sow confusion". Voicing concern that some bishops would use it as a pretext to do what is explicitly forbidden, the professor added, "it is, and I hate to say it, an invitation to schism".
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Department of Theology
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The Washington Post
It’s not your imagination. Novels are getting weirder.
December 16, 2023
It is the aim of Kate Marshall’s excellent new book, “Novels by Aliens: Weird Tales and the Twenty-First Century,” to rectify this neglect. For Marshall, an English professor at the University of Notre Dame, the Weird, in its many manifestations, stands at the center of contemporary literary culture — so long as we know where and how to see it.
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Department of English
Bloomberg
How Tainted Chemo Wound Up in Pediatric Cancer Wards
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December 14, 2023
Marya Lieberman is a chemistry professor at the University of Notre Dame. She has blue hair, a refrigerator full of chemo drugs and obvious enthusiasm for the intricacies of lab testing. Over the years she’d heard about issues with the quality of chemo drugs in low-income countries.
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Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Bloomberg
SCOTUS Asked to Rule on Trump Immunity Claims
Audio
December 14, 2023
Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Special Counsel asking the Supreme Court to decide whether Donald Trump is entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Law School
Newsweek
'GTA 6' Is Already Smashing Records
December 12, 2023
Matthew Thomas Payne, associate professor of media studies at the University of Notre Dame, explained why people loved GTA so much. "GTA is the 'Great American Sandbox Game.' It celebrates and critiques consumer excesses. It rewards player exploration and experimentation. And it updates American cultural myths and stories for new generations of players," he said.
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Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
The New York Times
Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide if Trump Is Immune From Prosecution
December 12, 2023
Derek Muller, a law professor at Notre Dame, said the procedure remained unusual.
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Law School
Yahoo
SantaCon Isn’t Just Obnoxious
December 11, 2023
“Regardless of what they want to label it, throwing the party is not a charitable activity,” Lloyd Mayer, a Notre Dame University Law School professor, told the outlet.
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Notre Dame Law School
C-SPAN
Legacy of Iraq War Protests
Video Audio
December 11, 2023
The Peace History Society hosted a discussion on antiwar protests during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This event took place at Gwynedd Mercy University in Pennsylvania. Our four panelists are first David Cortright, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and the former director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
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Keough School of Global Affairs