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President Joe Biden has nominated Marisa Darden, an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, as the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. If confirmed, Darden will be the first Black woman to hold this position.

The Shaker Schools Alumni Hall of Fame has added two members of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law community to its distinguished ranks: Ayesha Bell Hardaway (LAW ‘04) and Mark Davies Griffin (LAW ‘94).

On Nov. 2, 2021, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law alumnus Justin Bibb was elected as the 57th mayor of Cleveland, replacing retiring four-term mayor Frank Jackson. It marks the first time that Bibb, 34, will hold public office.

When the Boston Red Sox hired Bianca Smith (LAW ’17, MGT ’17) this year as a Minor League coach, she made history as the first Black woman coach in professional baseball. For the double alumna, hitting the upper echelons of a sport she’s longed to coach started with a shot from Case Western Reserve.

When a group of Case Western Reserve University students representing “Team LEAF” won first place in the ideaLabs competition for best new venture ideas in April 2021, they turned to the

In October, Case Western Reserve University School of Law First Amendment Clinic students Makela Hayford, Ginger Pinkerton and Nathan Venesky, along with First Amendment Fellow Sara Coulter, completed a 3½-day bench trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Youngstown before the Honorable Judge Benita Y.

Students in the School of Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic have amassed an impressive record of victories for their clients in the two years the Clinic has been up and running. And they’re helping to shape Ohio law in the process.

On Friday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m., Fred Gray (LAW '54), a prominent civil rights attorney, preacher and activist, returns to Case Western Reserve University School of Law to share details of his career's pursuit for racial justice.

The Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law was rededicated as part of homecoming weekend on Saturday, Oct. 23. The law school also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the clinical program.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law is pleased to announce that it has concluded agreements with Hampton University, Morehouse College (pictured with CWRU Law, above), Spelman College, Tuskegee University, University of Alaska Anchorage and Xavier University of Louisiana, which offer graduating students from those schools special incen

Case Western Reserve University School of Law received an "A" grade in its Criminal Law specialty In the

Case Western Reserve University School of Law welcomes all alumni back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 21–24. The Law School will be hosting a number of in-person and livestream events to bring together former classmates and faculty and celebrate our distinguished alumni.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professors Jonathan Adler and Sharona Hoffman are among the top-10 most cited professors in their respective fields.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Sharona Hoffman was the ninth most cited professor in the field of Health Law from 2016-2020 (tied with three other scholars), according to a study released this month.

This year, we celebrate 11 new members to the Society of Benchers, the law school’s Hall of Fame. Established in 1962, the Society of Benchers inducts new members on the basis of extraordinary achievement and dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession, as voted on by their peers.