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School of Law student selected to attend Forbes Under 30 Summit
Every year, Forbes selects an elite group of high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation to obtain a scholarship to attend its celebrated Forbes Under 30 Summit.  Among the invited students was a third-year School of Law student Justin Hill, president of the law…
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Law professor, students co-write opinion piece related to DACA
Avidan Y. Cover, professor of law, and first-year law students Alicia Mallo and Leah Rothfel co-wrote an opinion piece published on cincinnati.com describing why the Supreme Court should not hold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful. The article, titled "Deporting…
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Check out courses to consider as you plan your spring schedule
As students meticulously plan their schedules during course registration for spring semester, which begins today for undergraduates, there are a number of unexpected and interesting classes that may catch their attention. No matter the area of study, students can choose courses across a wide…
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“Advancing Medicine with Big Data: A Digital Health Company’s Perspective on the Opportunities and Challenges”
The School of Law will host David C. Dvorak, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of DeepThink Health Inc., for a talk Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom. His talk is titled “Advancing Medicine with Big Data: A Digital Health Company’s Perspective on the…
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CWRU’s War Crimes Research Office Director James Johnson appointed international chief prosecutor
On Sept. 27, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed Case Western Reserve University Adjunct Professor of Law James Johnson the chief prosecutor of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. Since 2013, Johnson has been the director of the Case Western Reserve University School of…
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EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to headline CWRU School of Law symposium marking EPA’s 50th anniversary
Wheeler, a CWRU alum, joins more than a dozen nationally recognized environmental, legal experts at Oct. 18 symposium Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Case Western Reserve University alumnus, returns to campus as keynote speaker in a daylong symposium…
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Living Undocumented: Documentary screening and discussion
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Institute for Global Security Law & Policy and the Social Justice Institute will welcome Lynn Tramonte, founder and director of Ohio Immigrant Alliance, for a discussion Thursday, Oct. 10, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the School of Law’s Moot…
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“Talking Foreign Policy”
Members of the community can tune into WCPN 90.3 FM today (Oct. 1) from 10 to 11 p.m. to hear School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf on the next installment of “Talking Foreign Policy.” “Talking Foreign Policy” is produced by Case Western Reserve University in partnership with WCPN 90.3 ideastream.…
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Research by Law’s Anat Alon-Beck cited to U.S. Congress
Research by Anat Alon-Beck, an assistant professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, about unicorn companies was brought to the attention of the U.S. Congress. Renee Jones, of the Boston College Law School testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the topic…
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5 questions with… George Kamanda, a law student and civic educator aiming to drive change in Sierra Leone
Over the summer, second-year Case Western Reserve University School of Law student George Kamanda returned to his native Sierra Leone for the first time in nearly eight years. He came to the United States in March 2012 to join his mother and pursue higher education. But his passion for his country…