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The Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic welcomed two experienced intellectual property attorneys to teach students enrolled in the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic in 2022-2023.  

Through the Kramer Law Clinic, students gain hands-on practice—and change clients’ lives When an El Salvadoran citizen suffered inhumane treatment at the hands of his native country’s government, he fled the country to the United States—only to eventually be detained for more than two years by U.S.

For only the second time, Case Western Reserve University School of Law will offer alumni the chance to become members of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Join us on Monday, April 3, 2023 in Washington D.C. for this unique opportunity. 

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency was the first case heard by the Supreme Court in its Oct. 2022 term. At issue is the scope of federal authority to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act. To preview this important case and explore the legal and policy ramifications of a decision in Sackett, the Coleman P.

One of the most cited legal scholars in the United States, Professor Thomas Merill joined the Coleman P. Burke Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for a discussion about his new book: “The Chevron Doctrine: its Rise and Fall, and the Future of the Administrative State.” Thomas W.

At a ceremony at International Law Weekend Midwest on Sept. 30, Dean Michael Scharf and his co-authors, Dr.

Don’t miss out on the fun this weekend as Case Western Reserve University celebrates homecoming. Gather with faculty, staff, students and alumni to celebrate the university we love. Homecoming is an opportunity to revisit the past, make new memories and look forward to the bright future at Case Western Reserve. 

Students in the Kramer Law Clinic’s Second Chance Reentry Clinic have been fortunate to hit the ground running by arguing motions and questioning witnesses in court just one month into the fall semester.

Every year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law honors the achievements of distinguished alumni, faculty and prominent members of the legal community by inducting new members to the Society of Benchers – the law school’s Hall of Fame. 

CWRU Adjunct Professor Steve Anway is one of five global winners of this year’s Law360 MVP Award in International Arbitration. The MVP Award honors attorneys that have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. 

The Feb. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international response has ushered in the most dangerous period since the height of the Cold War. Just this week, Russia mobilized 300,000 troops, organized a sham referendum on independence in occupied Ukrainian territory and threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  

Max Mehlman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, is co-principal investigator on a project recently awarded a four-year $1.6 million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dean Jessica Berg, an expert on informed consent, is a co-investigator.

For nearly thirty years, Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Federal Judicial Externship program has provided the opportunity for hundreds of students to extern with federal judges in the summer after their first year of law school.

Third-year law student Emma Geesaman won first place in the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law for her paper, “The Ownership of Fossils Found on Private Property: Are They Part of the Mineral Estate or the Surface Estate?” The paper, which centers around the ownership rights of dinosaur fossils f

Students enrolled in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic during the academic year receive their JD degrees in May, but the work of the clinic continues over the summer. During the summer of 2022, the clinic hired eight law clerks, including spring start and rising 2L and 3L students.