Nicole Stelle Garnett
Notre Dame Law School
John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law
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Garnett in the News
PolitiFact
Lauren Boebert wrong on Founding Fathers’ intent, experts say
June 30, 2022
"I do not think that the metaphor used in (Jefferson’s) letter accurately conveys the meaning of the establishment clause," said Nicole Stelle Garnett, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. "But the original understanding of the establishment clause — other than the fact it prohibited a national church — is contested."
Reuters
U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at separation of church and state
June 28, 2022
Nicole Stelle Garnett, a Notre Dame Law School professor who joined a brief filed with the justices backing the football coach, said the court was merely making clear that governments must treat religious people the same as everyone else.
New York Daily News
Are religious charter schools coming soon?
June 28, 2022
Nicole Garnett is the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
The Christian Science Monitor
Prayer on the 50-yard line: Supreme Court reshapes church-state relationship
June 27, 2022
“I would say this general trend towards neutrality is the touchstone, the core principle of the First Amendment’s religion clauses, and it predates by many years ... the Roberts court,” says Nicole Stelle Garnett, professor at Notre Dame Law School and former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.
New York Daily News
Are religious charter schools coming soon?
June 27, 2022
Nicole Stelle Garnett is the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
City-Journal
A Victory for Religious Liberty and Educational Pluralism
June 22, 2022
Nicole Stelle Garnett is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court rules for parents seeking state aid for religious schools
June 21, 2022
“The court said again no state may set up a program of private school choice and exclude funding for faith-based schools,” said Nicole Garnett, a Notre Dame law professor.
The Washington Post
Supreme Court says Maine cannot deny tuition aid to religious schools
June 21, 2022
Notre Dame law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett filed a lawsuit against Maine’s program 25 years ago. She called Tuesday’s decision a “victory both for religious liberty and for American schoolchildren.”
Business Insider
Supreme Court strikes down ban on state funding for religious education, a major win for religious interests
June 21, 2022
"The court's already made pretty clear the rules here," Nicole Garnett, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School who filed a legal brief in support of the plaintiffs, told Insider ahead of the decision.
Catholic News Service
Supreme Court says Christian group can fly flag at City Hall
May 09, 2022
The program’s interim director, Nicole Stelle Garnett, a Notre Dame law professor, said this case provides the court with the chance to “clarify that religious voices are welcome in the public square and that our nation and communities are enriched by them.”
SCOTUSBlog
The “reasonable observer” of prayer in school
April 18, 2022
Amy talks to Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett and supervising attorney John Meiser of the Religious Liberty Clinic at Notre Dame Law School about the amicus brief the clinic filed in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
National Review
When It Comes to Clarence Thomas, Who Reflects Whom?
February 17, 2022
How about an excerpt on this very theme, from Notre Dame Law professor Nicole Stelle Garnett?
Catholic News Service
Court leans toward allowing flag with cross to fly at Boston City Hall
January 19, 2022
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative similarly filed an amicus brief in this case. The program’s interim director, Nicole Stelle Garnett, a Notre Dame law professor, said this case provides the court with the chance to “clarify that religious voices are welcome in the public square and that our nation and communities are enriched by them.”
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court leans in favor of requiring taxpayer funding for some religious schools
December 08, 2021
Notre Dame law professor Nicole Garnett predicted there would be a move to permit religious charter schools, either through the courts or the states.
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court poised to further open the door for taxpayer funding of religious schools
December 07, 2021
Notre Dame law professor Nicole Garnett, a former Thomas clerk, predicts there will be a move “in the near future to permit religious charter schools,” either through the courts or the states.
The Christian Science Monitor
The case that could breach the wall between church and state
December 07, 2021
“At some level pluralism demands that we tolerate views that we don’t like. A lot of religions have views that I disagree with, and I’m able, I hope, to accept that,” says Nicole Stelle Garnett, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
City-Journal
Correcting Maine’s Error
December 07, 2021
Nicole Stelle Garnett is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
The New York Times
Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy
December 04, 2021
But Nicole Garnett, a law professor at Notre Dame, said there was just one sound way to assess the status and stature of the court.