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5 questions with School of Law’s Carter Callender, Class of 2026
As graduation approaches at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, students look back on the experiences that shaped their time on campus—and ahead to the paths they’re about to begin. From discovering their academic interests to gaining hands-on experience through clinics, competitions and…
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October 14, 2024
In the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, destruction of the environment has not just been an indirect result of the fighting; Russia has purposely targeted the environment to demoralize the Ukraine population. The Ukraine government has thus made the prosecution of environmental war…
October 10, 2024
This fall, the Center for Business Law at Case Western School of Law introduced a mentorship program designed to provide personalized guidance to Sugarman Scholars, which is an initiative that supports students interested in business law. The mentorship program connects each Sugarman Scholar with a…
October 07, 2024
The School of Law is proud to announce that Maya Simek, Director of the CWRU Human Trafficking Law Clinic (HTLC), has been selected to receive the Inspire Change award from the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. The award was presented at the Collaborative’s Inspire Change benefit on Thursday,…
October 07, 2024
Getting to net zero carbon emissions will require Congress to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. If that idea has wide support (and it does), why can’t Congress muster the will to do it? David Spence, the Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law at the University of Texas at Austin,…
October 07, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for a lecture by Charles E. Hallberg, acting CEO of Airotone LLC. Hallberg will present “What They Didn't Teach You in Law School—How to Manage or Advise a Fast Growth Company As Experienced Through My…
October 04, 2024
On Sept. 23, the Center for Business Law welcomed Professor Saul Levmore as part of its 2024-2025 lecture series to present his thoughts on Sunk Costs and Exploding Offers. He is the William B. Graham Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School where he has previously…
October 04, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for a talk titled “Equal Rights and Protections in Human Subjects Research—A Call to Action” Monday, Oct. 14, at noon in the Moot Courtroom (Gund Hall, Room A59). Leslie E. Wolf, the Ben F. Johnson Jr.…
October 02, 2024
Recently published law review notes and comments articles by CWRU law students have examined a range of important environmental law issues, including several with particular importance to northeast Ohio and the Great Lakes. These articles include: The Cost of Clarity: Closing the Floodgates on…
October 02, 2024
The School of Law will host Clare Soria, attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation, for a talk Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). Soria will present “Climate Litigation in New England,” discussing the Conservation Law Foundation’s climate and…
September 30, 2024
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Center for Business Law hosted "Securities Law in the Supreme Court," a public lecture by Adam C. Pritchard and Robert B. Thompson about their book—A History of Securities Law in the Supreme Court—which was recently published by the Oxford University Press. Pritchard is…