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Three faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Case Western Reserve University is home to exceptional faculty scholars across a wide range of fields. They drive innovation, collaboration and creativity, inspiring their students to do the same.Each year, in recognition of the important role faculty play at our institution, the university selects…
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October 23, 2020
In 2018, Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War. Following two years of research, the YAP recently reached a major milestone, publishing…
October 22, 2020
Professor Richard J. Lazarus of Harvard University discussed his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate Change History at the Supreme Court, in a webinar on Oct. 22, 2020. sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand viewing and for…
October 20, 2020
Considered a rising star of the legal community by the Crain's editorial team, Maya Simek, the director of the Human Trafficking Project at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was recently selected to the Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 Under Forty." This year’s honorees ranged…
October 20, 2020
Join the Federalist Society Wednesday, Oct. 21, at noon to listen in on a debate on the legality of Israeli efforts to annex parts of the West Bank. The debate will be between Eugene Kontorovich of the Antonin Scalia Law School and CWRU's own Avidan Cover, associate dean at the School of…
October 12, 2020
Richard Lazarus will lecture about his book, The Rule of Five, which tells the gripping inside story of how an unlikely team of lawyers and climate activists overcame conservative opposition—and their own divisions—to win what is considered the most important environmental case ever brought before…
October 07, 2020
In 2018, Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War. Following two years of research, the YAP recently reached a major milestone, publishing…
October 06, 2020
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom for a seminar discussion titled "Hough Community Development." This event will be led by: Ayesha Hardaway, assistant professor of law at CWRU; Basheer Jones, councilman, Cleveland Ward 7; Joyce Huang, vice…
October 06, 2020
The CWRU Cox International Law Center, the Social Justice Institute and International Partners in Mission (IPM) will co-sponsor a panel discussion titled "Planting the Seeds of Violence: How U.S. Involvement in El Salvador Led to Today’s Migration Crisis" Monday, Oct. 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET.…
October 06, 2020
Looking to pivot your career? Case Western Reserve University School of Law now offers a spring start option for the Juris Doctor (JD) program. Apply by Dec. 1 to be considered for the first spring 2021 cohort. For added flexibility, the program now is accepting GRE scores for application…
October 05, 2020
Susie Ruth Powell (’73) is the recipient of 2020 Centennial Medal Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a CWRU Law graduate. Former managing attorney and litigator with NC Legal Services and assistant professor of law at North Carolina Central, Powell is co-author of the Emmy award-winning…