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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
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December 20, 2023
In a pivotal legal development, Chris Martin, a Cleveland resident, has initiated a federal civil rights lawsuit against Cleveland City Council and Council President Blaine Griffin. The lawsuit centers around an incident on September 25 during a City Council meeting, where Martin alleges he was unju...
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December 18, 2023
Working on what’s next for reproductive rights
It’s hard to understand when Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, found time to sleep this year.
In the months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Hill has litiga...
December 14, 2023
Every year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosts online and in-person events. This fall, we hosted a wide variety of lectures, panels and presentations covering a range of topics from climate change and energy justice to investment crowdfunding and crimes against humanity. These event...
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December 13, 2023
Law-Medicine Center celebrates 70 years of shaping the field
In the years leading up to the Law-Medicine Center’s founding in 1953, the Cleveland city morgue was nothing like the crisp white laboratory setting of today. Built in 1895, it had no scientific instruments, no modern examination tables, ...
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December 11, 2023
In partnership with alumni-founded Sports Data Labs, Inc. (SD Labs), Case Western Reserve University School of Law recently launched the Athlete Data Lab. CWRU’s Athlete Data Lab will be provided with access and exposure to novel, real-world use cases, while providing guidance on specific legal focu...
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December 08, 2023
The Association of American Law Schools Pro Bono Honor Roll acknowledges and highlights the pro bono work of individuals engaging in, expanding and/or supporting their law school community in providing pro bono legal services.
For the purposes of this award, pro bono is defined as work that is pri...
December 07, 2023
Would studying aspects of the law help you in your work? Have you always been interested in law but don't want to become a lawyer? If so, check out the law school's Master of Law Degree. This 30-credit degree program allows students, with the guidance of an advisor, to pick and choose classes that f...
December 06, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law recently hosted a group of students from Cleveland Central Catholic High School for an immersion program within the Law Clinic. Students sat in on different sessions of law topics alongside CWRU students, learning about Appellate Litigation, Community De...
December 04, 2023
On Nov. 17, third-year law students with the First Amendment Clinic led a workshop on the freedom of the press at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The workshop was attended by local journalists and by journalism students at the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, and co-hosted by Th...
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December 01, 2023
When Alabama native Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, she became a household name as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Her decision—which Ohioans celebrate as Rosa Parks Day on Dec. 1, the day of her arrest—also cemented another name in the history books: ...