Jennifer Mason McAward
Notre Dame Law School
Associate Professor of Law; Director, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights
- Civil rights law
- Constitutional law
- Habeas corpus
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McAward in the News
The Independent
What happens next in the DOJ’s case against James Comey and Letitia James after court tosses charges
November 25, 2025
“It is not entirely clear whether the statute of limitations has in fact expired — lawyers will argue both sides — but for Comey there is at least a chance that the government will not be able to re-indict him,” Jennifer Mason McAward, a professor at the Notre Dame Law School, told The Independent.
WNDU
Notre Dame law professor publishes largest study ever on Brady Rule violations
Video
March 12, 2025
We are celebrating Women's History Month with a local look into a distinguished law professor. Jennifer McAward has been an associate professor teaching civil rights law and habeas corpus at Notre Dame for close to 20 years.
Forensic Magazine
Study is Largest-ever Examination of Brady Violations
February 27, 2025
Jennifer Mason McAward, associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School and director of the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights in Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, authored “Understanding Brady Violations,” forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Practice Source
Notre Dame Law School professor publishes largest-ever study of criminal cases in which the government hid evidence
February 20, 2025
Jennifer Mason McAward, associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School and director of the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights in Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, authored “Understanding Brady Violations,” forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review.
The Christian Science Monitor
With affirmative action gone, California shows what may come next
June 30, 2023
“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.
WISH TV
Legal experts say affirmative action ruling reverses decades of precedent
June 30, 2023
Prof. Jennifer Mason McAward, a professor at the Notre Dame University School of Law and the director of the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights, said the ruling means race can still come up but it can never again be used as an admissions factor.