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At Case Western Reserve University School of Law, our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.

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Pre-law Community Hour: “Bad Medicine: The Nation's Opioid Epidemic”
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will welcome Judge David T. Matia to campus Friday, Sept. 29, during Community Hour (12:45–2 p.m.) in Sears Building, Room 356. Judge Matia, of the Cuyahoga County Drug Court, will present “Bad Medicine: The Nation's Opioid Epidemic.” He will discuss the…
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“The Defamation Experience”
The university community is invited to “The Defamation Experience,” an interactive play exploring race, religion, gender, class and law, with a twist: The audience is the jury. This event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University ballrooms B and C. A CWRU ID is…
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5 questions with… law student, former pro boxer Ye “Duke” Li
When Ye “Duke” Li began boxing in China at age 15, he thought it would be something he’d do in his free time for a few years before college. But the sport became anything but a hobby. Instead, two years later, he won an amateur national championship in China, prompting the coach of the…
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“Freedom of Expression on Campus”
Universities that foster reasoned and thoughtful debate are vital to a thriving society. Since the passage of the Bill of Rights, Americans have enjoyed the right to free expression. Many forms of offensive speech are protected by the First Amendment, while obscenity and certain types of violent…
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital establish medical-legal partnership
Agreement provides in-hospital legal guidance to patients and caregivers; experiential learning for law students Case Western Reserve University School of Law and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) have formed a Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) to guide…
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5 questions with… America’s Miss World finalist, law student Krithika Rajkumar
Next week, rising third-year law student Krithika Rajkumar (CWR ’14) could make history. She’s one of 29 finalists in the America’s Miss World pageant—and if she wins, she’ll be the first Indian-American to represent the U.S. in the global Miss World competition. Rajkumar, who was born in India…
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Law’s Jonathan Entin writes about former President John Quincy Adams’ public service
In honor of what would have been John Quincy Adams’ 250th birthday on July 11, Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, wrote about the former president’s public service. His article, titled “John Quincy Adams set example for public service throughout his life,” was…
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Case Western Reserve law professor suggests ways to cut legal fees and time unnecessarily spent on pretrial for civil cases 
Strategies lawyers often use to prepare for a civil trial can drive up costs to clients and make those lawsuits more complicated and time-consuming than necessary, according to a Case Western Reserve University law professor. In a new research paper published in the Fordham Law Review, Case…
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LLM program ranked for academics, school experience
Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s LLM program ranked among the best in the country, according to rankings released by International Jurist. The program received an “A” rating in two categories: academics and school experience. CWRU’s LLM program offers four degrees: U.S. &…
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Law’s Maxwell Mehlman appointed as member of Genomics and Society Working Group
Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, was appointed as a member of the Genomics and Society Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The advisory council is part of the National Human Genome Research Institute, which…