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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 15, 2013
By the time he was 16, Juscelino Colares knew he wanted to be a lawyer when he grew up. The only difference between Colares and many other teenagers with the same dreams? He actually started law school then.
Colares grew up in Brazil, where he started college at the age of 16. Law is an undergradua...
March 12, 2013
Case Western Reserve’s health law program leapt to fifth in the nation and pediatrics climbed to 14th in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate and professional school rankings released Tuesday. Those gains, coupled with a seven-point jump, to 30th, for the Weatherhead School of Management’s Par...
March 01, 2013
For Maxwell Mehlman, everything happens for a reason. Take, for example, his entire career.
“Everything that has happened to me was part of a sequence of fortuitous events,” Mehlman said.
When Mehlman graduated from law school at Yale University, he headed to Washington, D.C., to practice. He took...
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February 26, 2013
Can sustainable farming feed America? Find out through the screening of the documentary film American Meat on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium.
American Meat is a pro-farmer look at cattle, hog, and chicken production in the U.S.
Following the film, there will be an interact...
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February 19, 2013
Interacting with health care avatars may reduce depressive symptoms in young people
ANI News: A new preliminary study led by nursing instructor Melissa Pinto suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars—virtual 3-D images...
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February 18, 2013
Case Western Reserve University will award the Inamori Ethics Prize to Yvon Chouinard, founder of the outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia Inc. Chouinard is a global leader in corporate social responsibility with a keen focus on protecting the planet. A legendary rock climber and avid outdoor...
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February 06, 2013
On Saturday, Feb. 16, 121 Fitness Center invites faculty and staff to celebrate Valentine’s day with a spouse, significant other or friend by learning the art of massage with massage therapist, Sherri Engelmann. Attendees will learn easy-to-use massage techniques and also receive a free massage gift...
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February 05, 2013
The Ethics Bowl at Case Western Reserve University, hosted Jan. 30 by the Academic Integrity Board, pitted student organizations against each other in a bracket format to explore ethical issues spanning from corporate ethics to education.
Each team was given 11 scenarios to study and prepare before...
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February 05, 2013
Undergraduate Programs in the Weatherhead School of Management will hold a Chinese New Year celebration open to all students on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis Building 208.
There will be free food as well as information on the MGMT 315 trip to China.
For more information cont...
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February 05, 2013
CWRU students give a voice to the voice-less
Anisfield-Wolf.org: Jim Sheeler, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing, explained his and his students’ projects at the Eliza Bryant Village, the nation’s oldest continually operating African-American nursing home. “In nursing hom...