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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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November 30, 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: ...
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November 29, 2023
On Oct. 20, the Center for Business Law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Ohio Division of Securities co-hosted the Ohio Securities Conference in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s event was the 50th anniversary of the annual conference, which has become one of the premier securi...
November 27, 2023
This summer, some of our students took part in racial justice-related internships or fellowships. Read on to hear about their experiences, opportunities and guidance for future students.
Samantha Ready
Community Legal Aid Services
The for-profit housing crisis h...
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November 27, 2023
Over the summer, a number of students had the opportunity to complete social justice-related fellowships and externships. Here, a few students share their experiences and lessons learned.
Megan Pech
Catholic Charities of Cleveland
For the summer of 2023, I had t...
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November 20, 2023
September was the hottest month in recorded history. Last summer, smoke from Canadian forest fires blanketed the United States. Maui ignited. Libya was flooded by rains of biblical dimensions. Sea levels rose as glaciers and ice sheets melted at an accelerating rate. The world’s great rivers and lak...
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November 17, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has expanded its Financial Integrity Institute (est. 2015) and renamed it the Compliance, Risk Management and Financial Integrity Institute. The expanded Institute will focus on the academic study of a wide-range of compliance and risk management issues...
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November 16, 2023
September was the hottest month in recorded history. Last summer, smoke from Canadian forest fires blanketed the United States. Maui ignited. Libya was flooded by rains of biblical dimensions. Sea levels rose as glaciers and ice sheets melted at an accelerating rate. The world’s great rivers and lak...
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November 15, 2023
Every year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law honors the achievements of distinguished alumni, faculty and prominent members of the legal community by inducting new members to the Society of Benchers – the law school’s Hall of Fame.
Established in 1962, each year the Society inducts ne...
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November 13, 2023
This article originally appeared in the fall issue of In Brief, the Law School’s alumni magazine. As November 14 is the ten year anniversary of their joint appointment, we are republishing it here.
Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have made impressive impacts on the School of Law—and set a ...
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November 10, 2023
Adjunct professor Ted Parran III (LAW '13) is an Assistant United States Attorney in McAllen, Texas. McAllen is a rapidly growing border city in deep south Texas, and is a focal point for transnational criminal activity of many kinds, including human smuggling. Parran recently completed a successful...