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At Case Western Reserve University School of Law, our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.
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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
Recent News
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January 14, 2019
Join Case Western Reserve University’s Health and Human Trafficking Law Clinic and Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.) for an informational session about human trafficking.
Two sessions will be held in January, which is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
The sessions will be Saturday...
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January 04, 2019
In an op-ed for USA Today, Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, cited reasons why the United States’ strong economy is likely slowing.
His article was titled “Hey, Fed, the economy is slowing down.”
Colares wrote about why th...
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December 11, 2018
Jonathan Entin, professor emeritus of law, has been named CWRU’s newest conciliation counselor, effective Dec. 1.
Entin has been a member of the School of Law faculty since 1984 and also held a secondary appointment in the political science department. He has taught courses on constitutional law, c...
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December 10, 2018
Oberlin man patents ion-propelled aircraft with help from the Ohio Patent Pro Bono Program and CWRU's IP Venture Clinic
Many experts agree the future of flight will rely on zero-emission and/or renewable energy technology. That is, aircraft will be propelled by ions—electrically charged molecules—th...
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December 06, 2018
The Myanmar military’s mass murders of the Rohingya minority should be labeled genocide, according to the human-rights law firm co-founded by Case Western Reserve’s School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf.
The military in Myanmar, a nation in Southeast Asia where Buddhism is the main religion, has den...
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November 16, 2018
Over the summer, junior Devina Patel left her hometown of Cleveland for an internship in Washington, D.C. She came back armed with legal knowledge, a passion for criminal justice, and an inspiration for what she hopes will become a new student organization.
Patel, an English and finance major on th...
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November 08, 2018
Humanities majors are among the most successful applicants to law schools and many of Cleveland’s top lawyers spent their undergraduate years studying history, art, English and philosophy. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a panel titled Humanities@Work Law Wednesday, Nov. 14, from ...
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November 06, 2018
The School of Law will host the Frank J. Battisti Memorial Lecture Thursday, Nov. 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Linsalata Alumni Center.
Nelson Perez, bishop of Cleveland, will present “Immigration and the New Dignity of the Human Person.”
Through his talk, Perez will offer a philosophical, the...
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November 02, 2018
Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law AND faculty associate of the Center for Policy Studies, served as a discussant during a United Nations (UN) Day of Discussion. The UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights held this Day of Discussion to focus on the human right to science. Gran ...
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October 26, 2018
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, examined the legal troubles plaguing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Donald Trump.
In “Hostile Environment” for National Review, Adler discussed how the ...