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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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August 26, 2024
This fall, 156 exceptional individuals are joining the law school, bringing a rich tapestry of backgrounds and experiences. With 55% coming from out of state and 6% from international locations, this class represents 28 U.S. states, territories and five foreign countries. The group is notably…
August 23, 2024
Conventional wisdom says that foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. Presidential elections. But this election is shaping up to be different. In the August 26, 2024 broadcast (9 a.m. and 9 p.m.) of CWRU School of Law's “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show, host Michael Scharf will discuss how foreign…
August 23, 2024
On Monday, Aug. 26, CWRU’s “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show/podcast will examine how foreign policy will impact the 2024 election. Conventional wisdom says foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. presidential elections. But this election is shaping up to be different. During the Aug. 26…
August 15, 2024
On Aug. 13, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Adler as one of six new public members of the conference. “I am honored to receive this appointment and look forward to working with other members of the conference to enhance the…
August 06, 2024
For nearly a decade, CWRU School of Law has been working with the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) on an exciting project – the Cleveland Legal Collaborative. Former deans Berg and Scharf consulted with CMBA leaders to help design an incubator for recent law graduates interested in a…
August 02, 2024
Rising 3L Jonathan Kronert is no stranger to working overseas. Before law school, he lived in Thailand for two and half years, spending some of that period teaching English to high school students in the southern city of Suratpittaya. This summer, he returned to the country to extern at the Bangkok…
July 29, 2024
As part of the formal cooperative relationship between Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Saudi Board of Grievances, the administrative branch of the judicial system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Robert N. Rapp, visiting assistant professor and the Louis C. Greenwood Lecturer…
July 25, 2024
Rising second-year law student Ben Buckley is spending his summer making an impact in his home state of South Carolina as a summer law clerk for the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Capital Trials Division. He is hoping to lay the groundwork for his future career in criminal…
July 23, 2024
The Coleman P. Burke Environmental Law Center hosted its first junior environmental law scholar conference on May 21, 2024. This marks an expansion of the Burke Center’s commitment to fostering new academic voices in environmental, natural resources and climate law, and leveraging the knowledge of…
July 19, 2024
In 2023, in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of “waters of the United States” covered by the federal Clean Water Act. On June 11-12, 2024, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law co-sponsored, “Sackett…