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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
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April 08, 2024
After winning the West Coast National Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Portland, OR in March, the CWRU Jessup team excelled in the World Championship Rounds in Washington, D.C., from March 31 to April 6.
The CWRU team (composed of Will Baker, Ellie Buerk, Elise Manchester, Naomi...
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April 08, 2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Reproductive Rights Law Initiative will host a discussion titled “Religious Liberty Arguments for Abortion Rights” Thursday, April 11, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). There also will be an option to attend virtually via Zoom.
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April 03, 2024
The Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC) has been buzzing with activity this March. Amidst our regular coursework and client work, our IPVC students are making waves here on campus and beyond.
On March 18, thanks to the support of the Kramer Law Clinic and the Spangenberg Center for Law, Tec...
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April 03, 2024
Case Western Reserve University graduate students are invited to join an information session on Fusion, CWRU’s nationally distinctive interdisciplinary coursework in the field of intellectual property management and technology commercialization.
Fusion brings together tools from legal, management a...
April 01, 2024
One of Case Western Reserve University School of Law's most distinguished graduates, François-Philippe Champagne (LAW '94), participated in an informal fireside chat with Dean Michael Scharf in the Law School Moot Courtroom on March 6, 2024. With a faux fireplace projected on the screen behind them,...
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March 29, 2024
Building upon the book, Constitutional Contagion, COVID, the Courts and Public Health, this talk by Wendy E. Parmet will review the shift from deference to indifference during the pandemic and discuss its post-pandemic spillover, including in challenges to the authority of the FDA and EPA and childh...
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March 27, 2024
The Wrongful Convictions Club will host a discussion with Amy Sailor, wife of exoneree Ru-El Sailor, and Chareale Miller, daughter of exoneree Chris Miller. As integral figures in the lives of exonerees, they will share their unique perspectives and experiences within the wrongful conviction realm.
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March 27, 2024
The Social Justice Institute's R & R (Research and Refreshment) lecture series will return to explore what it means to engage in social justice-related research. These talks feature campus and community leaders discussing how social justice is central to their work.
The next installment will be tod...
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March 25, 2024
3Ls Elizabeth Broderick and Harper Fox are spending their final semester of law school working for the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) as their Capstone project. In the summer of 2023, Fox and 3L Jessica Chapman worked for the RSCSL. The Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Special Cour...
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March 22, 2024
On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Second Chance Reentry Clinic went to trial in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Student interns Nathan Bly and Michaella Guyot-Polverini (pictured) defended one of the clinic’s clients who had been accused of violating a court order regardin...