The Honorable Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will engage in a moderated conversation with Vincent Phillip Muñoz, director of Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, on themes related to her soon-to-be-published book, Listening to the Law.
Justice Barrett's book can be pre-ordered from the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. Ticket holders who pre-order a copy of the book can get a signed book plate to affix in their copy and pick it up from the sales booth inside the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center the day of the event.
This event, which is free but ticketed, is open to the Notre Dame community. Doors and a standby line will open at 3:00 p.m. and all guests must be seated by 3:45 p.m. Bags and backpacks will not be permitted.
Due to high demand, our lecture ticket request form is closed. A limited number of tickets will be available at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center the day of our event to students, faculty, and staff with a valid Notre Dame ID. The box office will be open for standby tickets beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 12. Overflow space to view the livestream is available in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium.
The talk will be livestreamed on the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government’s YouTube channel. Inquiries about this event can be directed to CCCG Assistant Director Anna Bradley.
This event is serving as the 2025 Constitution Day event.

Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 28, 1972. She married Jesse M. Barrett in 1999, and they have seven children. She received a B.A. from Rhodes College in 1994 and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1997. She served as a law clerk for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1997 to 1998, and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1998 Term. After two years in private law practice in Washington, D.C., she became a law professor, joining the faculty of Notre Dame Law School in 2002. She was appointed a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. President Donald J. Trump nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat on October 27, 2020.
Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.