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Athletic disciplinary decisions highlight changes in university policy

Patrick McFarlane, October 28th, 2011

This past summer, media outlets both praised and criticized the Notre Dame Athletic Department for a perceived change in disciplinary policy.  The attention resulted from Michael Floyd's arrest and subsequent disciplinary proceedings. Last spring, Head Football Coach Brian Kelly suspended Floyd from football-related activities following Floyd’s drunk driving arrest.  Because Floyd had [...]

Princeton’s Robert George reflects on natural law

Patrick McFarlane, September 20th, 2011

Robert George, McCormick Chair of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, discussed the intricacies of natural law in a recent lecture sponsored by the Federalist Society’s Notre Dame Chapter. George defined natural law as the set of “principles for guiding human choice or action.”  In an address not only focused on law, but also the moral foundations of law, George argued that because [...]

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