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December 08, 2017
Richard Gordon, the director of the Financial Integrity Institute and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, wrote a piece for The New York Times about the concealment of Paul Manafort’s money laundering and its greater implications. In the op-ed, titled “Manafort Is…
December 08, 2017
In a piece for The Weekly Standard, Jonathan Adler discussed the judicial history of Alabama judge and candidate for the U.S. Senate Roy Moore. Adler, who is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, detailed Moore’s past removals from…
December 06, 2017
Students are invited to a showing of a video of Cheyenne Chambers' (CWR ’11; GRS ’11, history) recent argument before the North Carolina Supreme Court. In it, Chambers represented a Wilmington, North Carolina, police officer who feels the city did not follow its established process when he sought…
November 03, 2017
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, recently co-authored an article on carbon tariffs. The article, titled “The Opportunity and Limitations of Neutral Carbon Tariffs,” was published by Oxford University Press' American Law…
November 02, 2017
The Office of Undergraduate Studies' next pre-law community hour will feature Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Law. Hill will discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which concerns a Colorado baker who…
October 30, 2017
Case Western Reserve’s overhaul of how it prepares law students reaped impressive results this year, as its graduates posted a 93 percent passage rate on Ohio’s July bar examination. The figure—for first-time test-takers—bested every other law school in the state, with the margin ranging from 6 to…
October 27, 2017
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, recently authored a piece, titled “Why political protests during the national anthem are so offensive to so many," for The Washington Post. Reflecting on a similarly…
October 27, 2017
Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law, examined the connection between capitalism, the environment and the U.S. government in a recent piece for a Zimbabwe newspaper, The Herald. In the article titled "Capitalism, the State and the drowning…
October 27, 2017
Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law Erik M. Jensen wrote a piece, titled “Trump shows exactly why the U.S. shouldn't increase the power of the presidency," for The Baltimore Sun. The article discusses how Congress limits the U.S. president’s power, whether or not the founding fathers set…
September 29, 2017
This year’s homecoming features four anniversary celebrations. The School of Dental Medicine and the School of Law are both celebrating 125 years since their founding. The School of Dental Medicine will assemble past deans to discuss their legacy of leadership and the school’s significant past…