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Our faculty fellows were invited to work with the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative based on their excellent scholarship and contributions to the fight for religious freedom domestically and abroad.
Roger Alford
Professor of Law
Roger Alford
Professor of Law
Professor Alford teaches and writes in a wide range of subject-matter areas, including international trade, international arbitration, international antitrust, and comparative law.
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Gerard V. Bradley
Professor of Law
Gerard V. Bradley
Professor of Law
Professor Bradley teaches Legal Ethics and Constitutional Law. In addition, he directs the Natural Law Institute and co-edits The American Journal of Jurisprudence , an international forum for legal philosophy.
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Samuel L. Bray
John N. Matthews Professor of Law
Samuel L. Bray
John N. Matthews Professor of Law
Professor Bray's scholarship focuses on remedies and equity, and he teaches Remedies, Civil Procedure, Property, and Constitutional Law. Bray is also a McDonald Distinguished Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.
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Paolo Carozza
Professor of Law; Concurrent Professor of Political Science
Paolo Carozza
Professor of Law; Concurrent Professor of Political Science
Professor Carozza’s expertise is in the areas of comparative constitutional law, human rights, law and development, and international law.
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Diane Desierto
Professor of Law and Global Affairs; Faculty Director, LL.M. in International Human Rights Law
Diane Desierto
Professor of Law and Global Affairs; Faculty Director, LL.M. in International Human Rights Law
Holding a joint appointment with the Keough School of Global Affairs, Professor Desierto teaches, publishes, and practices in several areas of international law and human rights.
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Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Provost for Internationalization
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Provost for Internationalization
A graduate of Notre Dame, Rev. Dowd received his doctorate in political science from UCLA. His research interests include African politics, ethnic politics, and the relationship between religion, political institutions, national identity, and human development.
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Richard W. Garnett
Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law; Concurrent Professor of Political Science; Director, Program on Church, State & Society
Richard W. Garnett
Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law; Concurrent Professor of Political Science; Director, Program on Church, State & Society
Professor Garnett teaches and writes about the freedoms of speech, association, and religion and constitutional law more generally. He is a leading authority on questions and debates regarding the role of religious believers and beliefs in politics and society.
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Nicole Stelle Garnett
Associate Dean for External Engagement; John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law
Nicole Stelle Garnett
Associate Dean for External Engagement; John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law
Nicole Stelle Garnett's teaching and research focus on education policy and topics related to property law (especially land use and urban development policies). Currently, she is engaged in an ambitious research effort in collaboration with scholars from around the world to gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal rules governing, and public funds available to, faith-based schools in the Global South.
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Sherif Girgis
Associate Professor of Law
Sherif Girgis
Associate Professor of Law
Professor Girgis’ work at the intersection of philosophy and law — including criminal law, constitutional liberties, and jurisprudence — has appeared in academic and popular venues. He is the co-author of Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination , released by Oxford University Press in 2017.
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Mary Keys
Associate Professor of Political Science
Mary Keys
Associate Professor of Political Science
Professor Keys’ research and teaching interests span a broad spectrum of political theory, with a special focus in Christianity, ethics, and political thought.
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Rev. John Paul Kimes
Associate Professor of the Practice, Notre Dame Law School; Raymond of Peñafort Fellow in Canon Law, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
Rev. John Paul Kimes
Associate Professor of the Practice, Notre Dame Law School; Raymond of Peñafort Fellow in Canon Law, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
Prior to joining the Notre Dame Law School faculty, Rev. Kimes served for 11 years as a canon lawer at the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Marah McLeod
Associate Professor of Law
Marah McLeod
Associate Professor of Law
Marah Stith McLeod joined Notre Dame Law School in 2016. She teaches criminal law and criminal procedure and studies legal and ethical problems in these areas. Her scholarship explores the distribution of decisional power in the criminal justice system and the theory and practice of criminal punishment, including the death penalty.
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Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Tocqueville Associate Professor of Religion & Public Life, Department of Political Science; Concurrent Associate Professor of Law
Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Tocqueville Associate Professor of Religion & Public Life, Department of Political Science; Concurrent Associate Professor of Law
Professor Muñoz is the founding director of Notre Dame's undergraduate minor in Constitutional Studies and directs Notre Dame's Tocqueville Program for Inquiry into Religion and Public Life.
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Daniel Philpott
Professor of Political Science
Daniel Philpott
Professor of Political Science
Professor Philpott specializes in religion and global politics, focusing on religious freedom, reconciliation, the political behavior of religious actors, and Christian political theology.
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Christian Smith
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology
Christian Smith
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology
Professor Smith’s research interests include social theory, culture, capitalism, globalization, environment, exploitation, philosophy of social science, religion, and youth.
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O. Carter Snead
Professor of Law; Director, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture; Concurrent Professor of Political Science
O. Carter Snead
Professor of Law; Director, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture; Concurrent Professor of Political Science
Professor Snead is one of the world’s leading experts on public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods. His research explores issues relating to neuroethics, enhancement, human embryo research, assisted reproduction, abortion, and end-of-life decision-making.
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