CWRU Ranked as a top school with “A” ratings in eight specialty areas
December 05, 2019Very few law schools in the nation have as many highly ranked specialty areas as Case Western Reserve University School of Law. In 2019, PreLaw Magazine , a publication of National Jurist, ranked CWRU as a “Top School” for Health Law (A+), International Law (A+), Intellectual Property Law (A+), Practical Training (A+), Trial Advoc
Rohingya report prepared by CWRU Professors, alumna cited in recent decision by the International Criminal Court
November 26, 2019It’s not often that law faculty get to shape the decision of an international tribunal. But members of the CWRU School of Law faculty and a prominent alumna got to do just that on November 14, 2019, when the International Criminal Court issued its decision to authorize the ICC Prosecutor to pursue the case of crimes against humanity against the Rohingya of Myanmar.
CWRU Law Alumnus Appointed Canada’s New Minister of Foreign Affairs
November 20, 2019François-Philippe Champagne, an alumnus of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, has been appointed Canada's new Minister of Foreign Affairs. As such, he serves as Canada's top diplomat, tasked with handling foreign relations with the United States and China, among other important matters.
Professor Bryan Adamson to join Case Western Reserve Law Faculty as Chaired Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity
November 18, 2019We are happy to announce that starting in July 2020, Bryan Adamson will join the faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Law as the David L. Brennan Chaired Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, pending Board of Trustees approval.
Professor, Students Author Op-Ed on DACA Supreme Court Case
November 13, 2019Professor Cover and two of our first-year students (Alicia Mallo and Leah Rothfeld) recently wrote an op-ed that was published in the Akron Beacon Journal and Cincinnati.com regarding the deportation of DACA recipients and its possible repercussions.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Selected to Host the 2020 ASIL Midyear Meeting
November 12, 2019Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce that we have been selected to host the American Society of International Law's 2020 Midyear Meeting on October 29-30, 2020.
CWRU Law Signs Partnership Agreement with Assumption University in Bangkok
November 11, 2019In early November, CWRU Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf traveled to Bangkok to meet with alumni and sign a new partnership agreement with Assumption University School of Law.
CWRU Clinic professor helps launch Free Expression Legal Network
November 05, 2019This Fall, Professor Andrew Geronimo, Director of the IP Venture Clinic, became one of the inaugural members of the Free Expression Legal Network. The Free Expression Legal Network is a nationwide coalition of law school clinics, academics, and practitioners focused on promoting and protecting free speech, free press and the free flow of information to an informed and engaged citizenry
Co-Dean Michael Scharf wins National Book Award
October 24, 2019Dean Michael Scharf and his co-author Professor Milena Sterio of CSU were the recipients of the Association Internationale de Droit Penal’s 2019 Book of the Year Award for “The Legacy of Ad Hoc Tribunals in International Criminal Law” (2019, Cambridge).
Professor Juliet P. Kostritsky named Director of the Center for Business Law
October 22, 2019The Center for Business Law at Case Western Reserve has appointed a new director, award-winning scholar Juliet P. Kostritsky. Professor Kostritsky has a business background having practiced in the corporate/banking department at Milbank, Tweed Hadley & McCloy in New York.
Community Development Clinic aids creative community hub’s pursuit of nonprofit status
October 18, 2019Nicole McGee has made a career out of finding beauty in the small items most people discard. With help from the CWRU Community Development Clinic, she is on the cusp of standing up her own nonprofit business while playing a key role in revitalizing a Cleveland neighborhood.
Professor Cassandra Robertson Appointed Chair of Uniform Law Commission Study Committee
October 16, 2019Professor Cassandra Robertson, who has been a member of the national Uniform Law Commission sin
Jennifer Riedthaler Williams (‘01) appointed as Immigration Judge in Cleveland.
October 15, 20192001 CWRU Law graduate Jennifer Reiedthaler Williams is the newest Immigration Judge at the Federal Courthouse in Cleveland. Together with Immigration Courts in Chicago and Detroit, the Cleveland Immigration Court serves as the hub for the Midwest region.
Quentin Sims, 2L law student and ArenaBowl MVP featured in cleveland.com article
October 14, 2019Quentin Sims scored 29 touchdowns, had 867 receiving yards and won the ArenaBowl MVP in 2019, all while working toward his law degree at CWRU.
CWRU Law professors, alumnus author Amicus Brief on Hague Child Abduction Convention in Supreme Court case
October 08, 2019Six CWRU Law professors and an alumnus were the lead authors on an Amicus Brief submitted by the law school’s Cox International Law Center in August 2019 to the U.S. Supreme Court in Monasky v. Taglieri, a case about The Hague Child Abduction Convention.
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