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Patent Pro Bono Program at CWRU School of Law’s IP Venture Clinic secures first patent
Volunteer statewide legal service helps inventor protect idea for ultraviolet light-based medical treatments Protecting an idea or invention can be time-consuming and expensive, involving costly legal fees and navigating a complex patenting process. But startup companies and entrepreneurs in Ohio…
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Law’s Jonathan Adler gives speeches, writes papers for publication
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, gave numerous speeches and wrote three articles for publication recently. His most recent articles are: “Restoring Chevron’s Domain,” 81 Missouri Law Review 983 (2016) (symposium, invited) “Is the Clean Air Act Unconstitutional?…
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CWRU Law-Medicine Center conference looks at legal challenges in Precision Medicine Initiative
The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, in conjunction with the American Health Lawyers Association, will do a check-up on a new concept in patient care, precision medicine. On Friday, April 7, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., the conference “Legal Challenges in…
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Pre-law Community Hour: “At the Intersection of Law and Medicine”
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will host a pre-law panel discussion focused on health law Friday, April 7, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 356. This Pre-Law Community Hour event is titled “At the Intersection of Law and Medicine.” The panelists will be: Jonathan D. Mester,…
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U.S. News & World Report’s graduate school rankings released
Thanks to gains in research and admissions, Case Western Reserve’s School of Medicine maintained its top-25 position in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s graduate school rankings. For several other programs, improvements in individual categories weren’t enough to avoid slight dips in their…
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Klatsky Endowed Lecture in Human Rights
Michael Posner, former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor under President Barack Obama, will deliver the Klatsky Endowed Lecture in Human Rights Thursday, March 9, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom. His lecture is titled “Making Practical…
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CWRU alumnus and celebrated civil rights attorney Fred Gray to deliver 2017 commencement address
As a 24-year-old attorney—one of few African-American lawyers in his home state of Alabama in 1955—Fred Gray would meet with a department store employee over lunch and discuss her frustrations as a black woman riding the city’s segregated buses. And he'd counsel her about what she might do if asked…
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“An American Sickness: How Healthcare became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back”
The School of Law will host a lecture with Elisabeth Rosenthal, an award-winning journalist, published author and former health care professional, Monday, March 6, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the School of Law Moot Courtroom. Her lecture, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare became Big Business and…
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Case Western Reserve University law students help build future for restored youth baseball league in Cleveland
From left: Mia Ulery , B-Buzz Chairman Wendell Fields and James Walsh A recently resurrected historic Cleveland youth baseball league is gaining legal and financial footing, thanks to the work of two Case Western Reserve University students. Since fall, third-year law students Mia Ulery and James…
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Social Justice Institute Research Lunch Series: "How Native Americans Protect Traditional Knowledge from Misappropriation"
Dalindyebo Shabalala, visiting assistant professor of law, will present "How Native Americans Protect Traditional Knowledge from Misappropriation" at the next Social Justice Institute Research Lunch Series event. He will share a survey and analysis of tribal codes and how traditional knowledge and…