The serious study of law is never far from the hard work of evaluation, of coming to judgments about the justice, fittingness, or even the efficiency of the legal doctrines and statutes that are the bread-and-butter of law school classes. Indeed Notre Dame Law School has a deserved reputation not only for fostering robust debate on legal issues, but also for focusing on the intersection of ethics, public policy, and the law. Nothing less could be expected of a Catholic law school whose mission it is to encourage students of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and commitments to cultivate both the life of the mind and the wisdom of the heart, to pursue their studies with a passion for the truth, and to dedicate their professional and personal lives to serve the good of all the human family.