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Law’s Black Law Student Association Mock Trial Team earns regional championship title
Members of Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team recently earned first place at the Midwest Regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition regional championship. Those on the team were Doctor of Law (JD) candidates Jordyn Dawson…
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February 19, 2024
Almost exactly two years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched a massive invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The international community responded with military aid and sanctions. The U.N. expelled Russia from the Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for…
February 19, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Social Justice Law Center and Ohio Humanities for a documentary screening of The Lincoln School Story, an original documentary about a group of African American mothers in Hillsboro, Ohio, who tried to enroll their…
February 19, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for the Elena and Miles Zaremski Law Medicine Forum Tuesday, April 16, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). Wendy E. Parmet, the George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished…
February 19, 2024
Almost exactly two years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched a massive invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The international community responded with military aid and sanctions. The U.N. expelled Russia from the Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for…
February 16, 2024
On Feb. 12, 2024, the Center for Business Law and the Institute for Compliance, Risk Management, and Financial Integrity hosted a lecture by Commissioner Andrea Seidt of the Ohio Division of Securities. Seidt presented: "Technology in the Securities Industry – Promoting Innovation Without…
February 14, 2024
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, former FBI Director James Comey appeared as a guest speaker at Jonathan Leiken's and Caitlin Bell's White Collar Crime: Prosecution and Defense class at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Comey spoke about his life and career, including the recent comparisons…
February 14, 2024
The Federalist Society at Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a debate between Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University, and May Mailman, an esteemed legal strategist, Thursday, Feb. 15, at noon (Gund Hall, Room A59). The legal scholars will debate on the topic…
February 14, 2024
The School of Law doctoral fitting event will be held Tuesday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second level of Gund Hall. Doctoral fitting events are open to all professional and doctoral students (MD, DMD, DMA, PhD, DNP, DM, JD, SJD). At the doctoral fittings, professional and doctoral…
February 09, 2024
From laboratory spaces to clinical settings and even in villages as far away as Nairobi, Kenya, Case Western Reserve University’s many women in science are breaking boundaries in their fields. But their efforts aren’t only revolutionizing such feats as how we store energy, treat water sources or…
February 07, 2024
Last weekend, two of our BLSA Mock Trial teams competed at Midwest BLSA Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. Team Purple (consisting of 1L Jordyn Dawson, 1L Lydia Abraham, 2L Yaninna Sharpley-Travis and 3L Aanya Myrie Silburn) and Team Black (2L Jayda Rogers, 2L Obasi Ndukuve, 1L Caren…