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Law’s Doug Smits receives Skadden Fellowship
Doug Smits, third-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was recently awarded the Skadden Fellowship. This prestigious two-year program, which is given to 20-25 recipients annually, provides funding for pursuing public interest projects related to civil legal issues. …
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September 11, 2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Law-Medicine Center has been ranked among the top eight health law programs in the country by preLaw magazine, earning an A+ rating. As the oldest health law program in the United States, the center has a long history of preparing students to tackle…
September 11, 2024
As the 2024 election comes into view, advanced technology is anticipated to have an unprecedented influence on voters before, during, and after they cast their ballots. While the risks of voter suppression, election manipulation, and misinformation predate advanced technology, a new capacity for…
September 10, 2024
The School of Law will host Adam C. Pritchard and Robert B. Thompson for a discussion on their book, A History of Securities Law in the Supreme Court, recently published by the Oxford University Press. The book goes behind the curtain to see how securities law gets made at the Supreme Court,…
September 10, 2024
The School of Law invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to a talk by Kati Kovacs, deputy assistant secretary in the Department of the Interior. Kovacs will present “Regulating Energy and Land Management at the Department of the Interior” Wednesday, Sept. 18, from noon…
September 09, 2024
Razing the Bar, CWRU School of Law’s faculty/student/alumni rock band, kicked off the 2024 Jam for Justice on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Featuring ten local lawyer bands, the Jam for Justice was held at the famed Beachland Ballroom, where several renowned bands including the Black Keys got their start.…
September 06, 2024
When it comes to firsthand knowledge of Case Western Reserve, Thomas Lipker has plenty—six-years’ worth, to be exact. Now entering his seventh and final year at CWRU, the third-year law student is putting this background to work as the incoming Graduate Student Council (GSC) president. With the new…
September 05, 2024
On the last evening of orientation week, the energy was palpable as Case Western Reserve University’s new first-year JD and LLM students gathered in the law school’s courtyard, ready to embark on the first event of the inaugural Lex Cup tournament. The year-long tournament, designed to foster…
September 03, 2024
Third-year law student Annabelle Lincoln recently presented her research at the inaugural SportsLand Summit, held at the Cleveland Browns Stadium. The summit gathered prominent figures in sports, healthcare, technology and human performance. Lincoln's presentation focused on a research paper she…
August 30, 2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has earned recognition as one of the top 50 law schools in the nation for faculty scholarly impact. According to a 2024 Sisk/Leiter study, the school's faculty ranks 43rd in the country, a testament to their exceptional contributions to legal…
August 28, 2024
The solicitor general is responsible for representing the United States government in the U.S. Supreme Court. Sometimes referred to as the “tenth justice,” the Solicitor General’s office is involved in approximately two-thirds of the cases before the Supreme Court. Among other things, the office…