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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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October 26, 2018
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, explained why the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which some have argued should be invoked to remove President Donald Trump from office, may not be effective for that purpose.
In the piece for cleveland.com, titled “It's not a...
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October 24, 2018
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to a panel discussion with three lawyers to learn about their experiences and careers.
This event, titled "Learn from the Lawyers," will be held Friday, Oct. 26, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building, Room 333.
The follo...
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September 26, 2018
Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education will host Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, for a talk titled “A View from the Death House: An Inside Look at Capital Punishment and Executions” Friday, Sept. 28, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building, Room 333.
At the School of Law,...
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September 24, 2018
With a $10 million gift to Case Western Reserve University, philanthropist Roe Green will support the next phase of renovations at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel.
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In honor of Green’s gift, the world-class performance space planned for M...
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September 14, 2018
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a new air time.
Tune into WCPN 90.3 FM Monday, Sept. 17, from 9 to 10 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 Universi...
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September 11, 2018
Case Western Reserve University’s annual Constitution Day Program will be held Monday, Sept. 17, from 4 to 5:30 in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom.
During the event, Raymond Ku, professor of law at CWRU, and William Snyder, teaching professor at Syracuse University’s College of Law, will discuss...
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August 24, 2018
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, is the eighth most-cited public law scholar—excluding constitutional law—in the U.S., according to research conducted by University of Chicago law professor Brian Leiter.
Adler is...
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August 17, 2018
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, gave a talk titled “The new trade wars—timely shake-up or recipe for trouble?” for the City Club of Cleveland earlier this month.
The Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group, an organizat...
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August 14, 2018
Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, is among 34 newly elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI).
The 90-year-old institute comprises exceptio...
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August 10, 2018
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, wrote three op-eds discussing current legal issues.
In “The science charade,” Adler suggests that the Endangered Species Act cannot be bolstered by more, better scientific researc...