Jimmy Gurulé
Notre Dame Law School
Professor of Law
- International criminal law
- Complex criminal litigation
- Terrorism
- Terrorist financing
- Anti-money laundering
- Organized crime
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Associated Press
To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants
January 08, 2024
But the reality is that if you exercise that right ... you’re likely to be punished more severely than you would have been had you pled guilty to the offense,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor.
Associated Press
Trump isn't accustomed to restrictions. That's beginning to test the legal system
October 26, 2023
“It’s really a new frontier for the legal system, and the legal system is really struggling with how to control this man who has no respect for the rule of law,” said Jimmy Gurule, a Notre Dame law school professor.
The Hill
Trump faces uphill battle in moving case from DC
August 09, 2023
Jimmy Gurulé, a Notre Dame Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, said an attempt by Trump to transfer the venue would be frivolous.
Associated Press
Prosecutors signal they're aiming for quick Trump trial
August 03, 2023
"Four counts, one defendant, that's it," said Jimmy Gurule, a law professor at Notre Dame.
The Boston Globe
Documents case against Trump appears strong, but prosecutors still face hurdles, legal experts say
June 12, 2023
“It’s going to be a long, difficult haul between now and calling the first witness in the case,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who teaches national security law. “There are a lot of unknowns because we’re in uncharted waters.”
Bloomberg
Proud Boys on Trial for Sedition
Audio
January 30, 2023
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School discusses the trial of five Proud Boys, including the former leader of the group, Enrique Tarrio, for seditious conspiracy.
Bloomberg
After Oath Keepers Verdict, Trump Allies May Be Next
Audio
December 03, 2022
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the convictions of the leader of the Oath Keepers and a top lieutenant of seditious conspiracy and whether prosecutions of Trump allies will be next.
Associated Press
Sedition trial win bolsters Justice Dept. in Jan. 6 probe
November 30, 2022
“Individuals that weren’t at the scene but were involved in the planning and plotting of this attack on the U.S. Capitol — they should be very nervous right now,” said Jimmy Gurule, a former federal prosecutor who’s now a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Bloomberg
Death Row Inmate's DNA Testing Depends on Technicality(Podcast)
Audio
October 15, 2022
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the high stakes seditious conspiracy trial of the Oath Keepers. June Grasso hosts.
Bloomberg
Fight Over Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents Escalates
Audio
September 11, 2022
National security law expert Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the legal complications of Judge Aileen Cannon ordering a special master to review thousands of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last month.
Newsweek
Why Did Trump Plead The Fifth Amendment?—What We Do Know, What We Don't
August 12, 2022
Jimmy Gurule, a Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, added that anything Trump said during his deposition "could be used against him in a criminal trial on charges related to allegations that he unlawfully inflated the value of his real estate properties in NYC."
Bloomberg
Longest Capitol Rioter Sentence & Alex Jones Verdict
Audio
August 10, 2022
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the longest sentence given to a Capitor rioter.
Associated Press
1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?
June 29, 2022
A more likely option for prosecution, said Jimmy Gurule, a former federal prosecutor who is a Notre Dame law professor, would be to pursue a case that Trump conspired to defraud the United States through his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the election and to obstruct the congressional proceeding at which the results were to be certified.
Los Angeles Times
Why did federal police square off with abortion rights protesters in L.A. streets?
May 05, 2022
“What was the justification? What was the need for federal law enforcement officers to be deployed in that instance, where there appeared to be no threat to the federal courthouse?” said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former undersecretary of enforcement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he oversaw various federal law enforcement agencies.
Business Insider
US lawyers no longer want to work for Russian oligarchs, especially those who want their sanctions overturned, a report says
March 16, 2022
"These law firms are damned if they do and damned if they don't," Jimmy Gurulé, an attorney who served as undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence under former President George Bush, told The Post.
New York Post
Top US lawyers growing skittish about working for Russian oligarchs
March 15, 2022
“These law firms are damned if they do and damned if they don’t,” Jimmy Gurulé, a former undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence in the Bush administration, told The Post.
The Indiana Lawyer
Notre Dame Law’s Exoneration Justice Clinic gets federal grant to help represent the wrongfully convicted
March 07, 2022
The Exoneration Justice Clinic at Notre Dame Law School, which traces its founding to a group of students and dozens of white roses, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that will bolster the clinic’s ability to investigate and litigate wrongful convictions.
NBC News
U.S. wants to seize Russian oligarchs' yachts, homes and jets. How is that legal?
March 02, 2022
The freezing or blocking of an asset means it can't be sold or transferred and U.S. citizens can't engage in any transaction involving it, said Jimmy Gurulé, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame and a former undersecretary for enforcement at the Department of the Treasury during the George W. Bush administration.
South Bend Tribune
Editorial: Carving an easier path for the wrongly convicted to get compensated in Indiana
January 30, 2022
"They try to prove innocence at the jury trial and they lost. They proved at least that the conviction should be overturned … And then now they've got to prove it the third time," said Jimmy Gurule, who runs the University of Notre Dame's exoneration clinic and calls the bill "an important step in the right direction in favor of the exoneree."
Indy Star
Bill setting bar for innocent people to receive compensation approved by House, heads to Senate
January 27, 2022
"The standard is often articulated as 'more likely than not,' and sometimes it's even quantified into like a 51%-49%," said Jimmy Gurule, who runs the University of Notre Dame's exoneration clinic.
Indy Star
Op-Ed: Other states require the preservation of DNA evidence. In Indiana, it's optional.
January 25, 2022
Jimmy Gurulé is the Director of Notre Dame Law School's Exoneration Justice Clinic.
USA Today
Revelations in New York court underscore Trump's legal peril on multiple fronts
January 20, 2022
"In the past, Trump's approach to any legal trouble has been to brush it off as some sort of political gamesmanship," said Jimmy Gurule, a former Justice Department official in the George H.W. Bush administration.
Bloomberg
Will Mark Meadows Be Indicted?
Audio
December 20, 2021
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses Washington D.C. suing the far right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, over their role in the January 6th Capitol riots.
Ultima Hora
The US points out that corruption affects bilateral relations (EEUU señala que corrupción afecta relaciones bilaterales)
December 10, 2021
The special guest was Professor Jimmy Gurulé, from the University of Notre Dame (USA), an expert in criminal law, economic crimes, as well as in combat against money laundering. (El invitado especial fue el profesor Jimmy Gurulé, de la Universidad de Notre Dame (EEUU), experto en derecho penal, delitos económicos, así como también en combate antilavado.)
Indy Star
Wrongly convicted Keith Cooper has become an advocate for people like him
December 03, 2021
"Keith Cooper was the motivation for that effort," said Jimmy Gurule, a University of Notre Dame law professor and the clinic's director who appointed Cooper to the clinic's board of advisers.
Newsweek
After Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal, Will His Rifle Be Returned to Him?
November 19, 2021
Jimmy Gurule, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame's Law School explained to Newsweek that evidence is generally impounded until it is released by the court and the defense counsel must file a motion in order to have it released.
Bloomberg
State Secrets That Are Not Secrets in Black Site Case (Podcast)
Audio
October 08, 2021
Professor Jimmy Gurulé of Notre Dame Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments over state secrets in the torture of Abu Zubaydah, the first “War on Terror” detainee subjected to torture abroad by U.S. intelligence.
USA Today
Lawmakers want to know about 'every minute' of Jan. 6: A DOJ policy change may help compel Trump officials to testify
July 30, 2021
“As soon as the subpoenas are served, they will be challenged,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former Justice official.
Bloomberg
Trump Ally Barrack Charged With Illegal Lobbying
Audio
July 27, 2021
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the charges against Trump ally Tom Barrack, the founder of investment firm Colony Capital, that he illegally lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of the United Arab Emirates and lied to the FBI about it.
ABC 57
Elkhart man exonerated after spending 16 years in prison for wrongful conviction
Video
July 21, 2021
"How could this happen in America?" Jimmy Gurule, the Director of Notre Dame's newly created Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC), shouted to reporters at the news conference. "How could an innocent man be wrongfully convicted?"
The Indiana Lawyer
State dismisses murder case against Elkhart man with mental disability following release last year
July 21, 2021
In addition to Slosar, Royer was represented in his successive PCR proceedings by the Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic, led by Notre Dame Law School professor Jimmy Gurule.
USA Today
It’s complicated: Moving on from Trump at DOJ not easy for 'straight-shooting' Merrick Garland
June 09, 2021
"Any decision the Department of Justice makes should be based on an unbiased, nonpartisan interpretation of the law," said University of Notre Dame law professor Jimmy Gurule, a Justice Department official in the George H.W. Bush administration.
USA Today
Capitol riot spurred conspiracy charge against 31 suspects, but how hard is it to prove?
May 09, 2021
“It doesn’t have to be a sophisticated plan. It doesn’t even have to be a good plan in order to support a conspiracy charge,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor.
VOA News
Oath Keepers Founder Feeling the Heat from US Prosecutors
April 08, 2021
Jimmy Gurulé, another former federal prosecutor who is now a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, said prosecutors appear to be methodically building a case against Rhodes.
USA Today
Rep. Matt Gaetz's media blitz publicized a federal investigation. Legal experts say that poses risks
April 03, 2021
Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor, said there is no advantage for a suspect to mount his defense in public, when statements could be incriminating, provide law enforcement with new leads or later be found false.
Associated Press
Prosecutors struggle with consistent story in Jan. 6 cases
March 27, 2021
The defendants can still be convicted of conspiring to obstruct Congress even if the plan was formulated only moments before they stormed the Capitol, said Jimmy Gurule, a former federal prosecutor who’s now a professor at the University of Notre Dame law school.
Bloomberg
Will Supreme Court Expand Religious Rights? (Podcast)
Audio
February 13, 2021
Rick Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses a divided U.S. Supreme Court ordering California to let indoor church services resume. Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the case for the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
USA Today
The Justice Department urgently needs a reset. Enter Merrick Garland. Is he up for it?
February 01, 2021
"His (Garland's) job could become much more complicated very quickly," said University of Notre Dame law professor Jimmy Gurule, who was a Justice Department official in the George H.W. Bush administration.
USA Today
Senators are about to be sworn in for another impeachment trial, in which Trump's own words will likely be the main evidence
January 26, 2021
“I think the principle witness is going to be Trump himself,” said Jimmy Gurule, a Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor.
Bloomberg
Will the Capitol Rioters Face Justice? (Podcast)
Audio
January 08, 2021
National security law expert Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the charges the rioters who stormed the Capitol could face and the law enforcement failures.
USA Today
Capitol Police officer's death investigated as homicide; Trump's legal exposure questioned
January 08, 2021
Jimmy Gurule, a former Justice Department official in the George H.W. Bush administration and a University of Notre Dame law professor, said Trump's conduct warrants serious scrutiny.
Forbes
Trump is reportedly mulling pardoning himself. Is that Legal?
January 07, 2021
“In a democracy based on the rule of law, no one may engage in criminal conduct with impunity, including the president of the United States,” University of Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé told Vox in 2017, arguing Trump cannot pardon himself.
WSBT
Local lawmakers refuse interviews following chaos at the U.S. Capitol
January 07, 2021
Notre Dame Law professor Jimmy Gurule served as assistant attorney general under President George H. W. Bush and later in served in the George W. Bush administration. He places the blame for yesterday's insurrection partly on Braun and Walorski.
Politico
MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office
December 18, 2020
Jimmy Gurulé, a former Justice Department prosecutor now teaching at Notre Dame Law School, called the argument tenuous.
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