Legal Work
The Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic is a teaching law practice that educates, forms, and prepares Notre Dame law students to become the rising generation of religious liberty leaders by training students in the practice of the law as they defend religious freedom for all people.
Under the guidance of Law School faculty and staff, students work on a broad variety of legal matters to promote religious freedom on behalf of individuals and organizations of all beliefs—both domestically and abroad. The Clinic represents clients from all faith traditions to promote not only the freedom for people to hold religious beliefs but also their fundamental right to express those beliefs and to live according to them.
The Clinic engages students in work across three different practice areas:
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Litigation: Students represent individuals and organizations in defense of their religious freedom before all levels of U.S. courts and administrative agencies.
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Transactional Advising: Students work directly with a variety of religious nonprofit organizations to advise them on tax, corporate, transactional, employment, and strategic issues.
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Global Religious Persecution & Immigration: Students confront religious persecution through direct asylum representation and international advocacy, defending both the right to believe and the right to seek refuge because of that belief.
Through these opportunities, students in the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic learn critical skills needed to promote religious freedom across a variety of roles in the law. The Clinic helps further the mission of Notre Dame Law School to form students who will serve their communities with competence and compassion as a powerful force for good in the world.
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