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Rick Garnett

Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law
Concurrent Professor of Political Science
Notre Dame Law School

3164 Eck Hall of Law
574-631-6981
rgarnett@nd.edu

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ND Newswire

Supreme Court memorial cross case to help clarify law regarding public religious symbols, expert says

ND In the News

Catholic News Service

New court battle not likely to set clear path for religious symbols

The Christian Science Monitor

It’s 40 feet tall and concrete. Is ‘Peace Cross’ a civic or Christian symbol?

Bloomberg

Supreme Court Weighs Fate of 40-Foot Cross Built as War Memorial

Catholic News Service

Supreme Court's look at Peace Cross could clarify church-state stance

ABC News

Supreme Court to decide fate of cross-shaped WWI memorial in Maryland

Video

The Washington Post

In Bladensburg Peace Cross case, Supreme Court’s Elena Kagan could have pivotal role

USA Today

Does a 40-foot Latin cross honoring World War I veterans violate the Constitution? The Supreme Court will decide.

On Point

Withstanding This Week's Polar Vortex, The Coldest Temperatures In At Least 20 Years

Audio

Deseret News

The Supreme Court could reinterpret the First Amendment in a conservative direction this term. Here's how

National Catholic Register

Catholic Pastor Challenges Delaware City’s Decision to Bar Nativity From Town Display

Crux

Globally and abroad, experts say religious freedom more than a ‘commodity’

Law and Liberty

The Catholic Church’s Accountability and Autonomy

Los Angeles Times

Kavanaugh hearing revealed the partisan divide, but not the nominee's real views on the law

America

Kavanaugh confirmation hearing: Abortion, immigration and other Catholic concerns

Catholic News Service

Despite hearing's drama, some say Kavanaugh won't make major changes

AirTalk

Legal and political analysis of Kavanaugh confirmation hearings as abortion documents snag spotlight on day 3

Audio

The Washington Post

Clearinghouse for Kavanaugh documents is a Bush White House lawyer, angering Senate Democrats

CNN

What does Pope's death penalty shift mean for Catholic politicians?

The Daily Beast

Charities Can Reject Foster Parents for Immigrant Kids Over Religion

National Catholic Reporter

Why Catholics and Jews dominate at the Supreme Court

EWTN

Pro-Life Analysis of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Crux

Notre Dame legal scholar: Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh ‘highly talented’

On Point

President Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh To Supreme Court

Crux

Catholics don’t see sweeping legal change with Trump’s SCOTUS pick

Yahoo

Roe v. Wade supporters alarmed by Supreme Court contender’s past statements

First Things

A Personal Case for Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Our Sunday Visitor

How could new justice affect Church concerns?

America

A former clerk assesses the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a ‘constitutional romantic’

Bloomberg

On Trump, Supreme Court Is as Divided as the Rest of the Nation

Catholic News Service

Commentary: Two Supreme Court rulings

National Catholic Register

US Supreme Court Issues Narrow Ruling in Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case

CNBC

Colorado baker case hints at how Supreme Court will rule on Trump travel ban

Catholic News Agency

Oklahoma bishops praise new protections for Catholic adoption agencies

The Atlantic

When Betsy DeVos Comes to a Catholic Campus

High Resolution Photo