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After making it to the Final Four at the National Championship last month, the Jessup International Law Moot Court team at CWRU School of Law—Applicants 3L Michael Eckhart and 2L Sydney Warinner; and Respondents 1L Will Baker and 1L Elise Manchester—went 7-1 in the White and Case World Championship preliminary and advanced rounds.

In April, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in a case that students in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Appellate Litigation Clinic have been working on for over two years.

One sure sign of spring is the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition, an intramural appellate-advocacy tournament in which students in our Appellate Practice class compete in an NCAA bracket-style competition judged by faculty members, judges and experienced practitioners.

The NCAA tournament wasn’t the only “March madness” last week.

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students.  Why did you choose CWRU School of Law? In short—its international law programs and reputation. 

Last week, Makela Hayford (CWR ’18), a third-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, sat in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill as U.S. senators questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson—the first Black woman to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students. 

Several organizations rank law schools each year. In addition, some rank areas of specialization, where CWRU particularly excels. Law schools are also ranked on faculty scholarly impact and bar pass percentages.  Here are CWRU’s latest rankings from each organization, indicating the factors that went into each.  

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students. 

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students. 

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, alumnus Markian Silecky (LAW ‘87) watched the news in particular horror. He was in the United States, far from the country where he has lived and worked.

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students. 

With commencement just around the corner on Saturday, May 14, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Case Western Reserve University School of Law celebrates the achievements of our distinguished alumnae, including the Hon. Sara J. Harper (CLC ‘48, LAW ‘52). During her notable career in law, Harper broke many barriers and claimed many firsts. Among them:

It’s not often that law faculty get to shape the decision of the U.S. government on an important foreign policy matter. But CWRU School of Law faculty members and a prominent alumna got to do just that on March 21, 2022, when U.S.