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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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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…