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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
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July 19, 2019
Andrew Geronimo, director of the IP Venture Clinic, wrote a guest column in reaction to a recent letter House Speaker Larry Householder wrote that resulted in the cancellation of an LGBT event for teens at an Ohio public library.
Geronimo's piece, "Memo to Larry Householder - the First Amendment g...
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July 19, 2019
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, explained Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council and its continued impact today.
Adler's piece, "What's wrong with 'Chevron' deference is Congress," appeared in the National Review....
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June 07, 2019
Michael P. Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law and the Joseph C. Hostetler – BakerHostetler Professor of Law, hosted an installment of his quarterly public radio show, “Talking Foreign Policy.”
During the show, Scharf moderated a panel of experts on the topic of “Untangling the Yemen Crisis.”
C...
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June 07, 2019
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a talk with
Michael P. Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law and the Joseph C. Hostetler –
BakerHostetler Professor of Law, titled “Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons and the
Changing Law of Humanitarian Intervention.”
Scharf’s talk will be held Friday, J...
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May 17, 2019
This Sunday, May 19, approximately 2,000 Case Western
Reserve University students will take part in commencement ceremonies, beginning
with the university-wide
convocation at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic
Center and followed by diploma
ceremonies throughout the day.
Be...
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May 17, 2019
B. Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs and the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about the uncertain future of Roe v. Wade. Her article was titled "Could abortion become illegal in America? All signs point to yes."
In her piece, Hill detailed how stat...
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May 17, 2019
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, penned an article on why he believes criticism of President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Stephen Moore, is misplaced.
In his USA Today piece, ...
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May 15, 2019
When
Brian Gran began his career in academia nearly 20 years ago, “collaboration”
wasn’t as common a term or practice as it is today.
But
his areas of expertise—law and society, human rights and health policy—couldn’t
fit into a single discipline if they were to be taught effectively, Gran said.
In...
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May 03, 2019
Affirming its status as a national leader in experiential
education, PreLaw Magazine, a
publication of National Jurist, ranked Case Western Reserve University’s School
of Law the 12th best in the nation for practical training.
The ranking was based on number of clinical opportunities,
externships ...
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April 29, 2019
The university community is invited to a reception in
celebration of the newly established Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental
Law Tuesday, May 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Foster-Castele Great Hall at the
Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Alumni Center.
In honor of the largest alumni gift in...