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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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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
Recent News
March 19, 2014
At the last pre-law event of the semester, Justin Herdman, adjunct professor of law and a former federal prosecutor specializing in international investigations, will address counter-terrorism.
The event, titled "The War on Terror: Perspective and Hindsight," will take place Friday, March 21, at 12...
March 19, 2014
Law’s Matthew Rossman calls on IRS to better determine if regional economic development organizations that claim to be charities really are
An upcoming law review article suggests the Internal Revenue Service should do a better job determining whether a recent wave of nonprofits the author terms “re...
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March 12, 2014
The Center for International Affairs’ Global Talk Series will continue Thursday, March 20, with a lecture on “Best Practices in Supporting Undergraduate International Students in the Classroom.” The talk will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library building’s Herrick Room.
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March 11, 2014
Case Western Reserve’s schools of medicine, engineering and law all improved their rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools this year, with one program—health law—earning recognition as the third-best in the entire country.
“Our health...
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March 11, 2014
Educational Services for Students is offering a new module of the Spoken English Seminar. This is a five-week course aimed at international graduate students who want to improve their spoken English skills. The focus of the course is pronunciation, intonation, fluency, idioms and American culture.
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March 07, 2014
By: Shivani Parikh
Brittney Bunn’s passion for science began in a high school classroom in Barberton, Ohio—and now it’s taken her all the way across the country to a national conference in Ventura, Calif., where she recently presented her research.
The Gordon Research Seminar, a gathering of inve...
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March 07, 2014
Looking to develop speaking and leadership skills, ace a job interview or ignite your career? Learn more about Toastmasters International, a leader in communication and leadership development with more than 292,000 members worldwide, at an upcoming information session.
Through Toastmasters Internat...
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March 04, 2014
Lawrence E. Mitchell has resigned his position as dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, effective March 1.
Mitchell has been on a voluntary leave of absence since November, a move he made to minimize distractions relating to a lawsuit filed against him and the university allegi...
March 03, 2014
Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Center for Business Law and Regulation, in conjunction with the Energy and Enterprise Initiative, will host a panel titled “Shale Gas, Climate Change and Ohio’s Economic Opportunity” March 5 at 5 p.m. in Moot Courtroom A59.
Energy and Enterprise Initi...
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February 28, 2014
CWRU researcher gets new amfAR grant for HIV/AIDS work
The Plain Dealer: Blanton Tolbert, assistant professor of chemistry, was awarded a $180,000 grant from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, to continue his research on HIV in its latent state. “We really need to understand more at the molecu...