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Law’s Black Law Student Association Mock Trial Team earns regional championship title
Members of Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team recently earned first place at the Midwest Regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition regional championship. Those on the team were Doctor of Law (JD) candidates Jordyn Dawson…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
April 26, 2019
Tim Webster, associate professor of law and director of Asian Legal Studies, was one of 12 scholars selected for the fifth cohort of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future. The network identifies American scholars and professionals who can: Further develop U.S.-Japan relations; Inform the American…
April 26, 2019
Kristen Connors, a first-year law student, has been awarded the prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship, established for law students in labor law and workers' rights. About the fellowship The fellowship supports first-
and second-year law students as they complete the Summer Fellowship Program,…
April 05, 2019
Avidan Y. Cover Avidan Y. Cover, professor of law and director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, wrote an op-ed prior to a vote on the U.S. Senate's resolution disapproving a declaration of national emergency made by President Trump to support the proposed wall at the…
March 20, 2019
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are now omnipresent in medical
facilities. But have they meaningfully advanced patient safety? In a
collaboration with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the
School of Law will host a conference titled “Electronic Records and Patient
Safety:…
March 19, 2019
Registration closes today (March 19) for the 43rd annual Canada–United States Law Institute conference, "Can the United States and Canada Cooperate on Climate Change? Should They? Why?" This year's conference, which will take place Thursday,
March 21, and Friday, March 22, will bring together law,…