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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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January 12, 2024
Michael Scharf and Jessica Berg Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have been selected as the recipients of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s 2024 Richard W. Pogue Award for Leadership and Engagement. This award was first presented…
January 12, 2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites members of the campus community to a talk, titled “Private Equity and the Corporatization of Healthcare,” Thursday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). This talk will feature Erin Fuse Brown, the Catherine C. Henson…
January 12, 2024
The Federalist Society invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to a talk to hear from Tessa Dysart, assistant director of legal writing and clinical professor of law at the University of Arizona. Dysart will present “How to Secure a Clerkship” Tuesday, Jan. 16, from noon…
January 11, 2024
In 2023, the average starting salary at the nation’s largest law firms was $225,000. Cleveland is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and Case Western Reserve University School of Law has a history of extraordinary success in placing its grads in major law…
January 10, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for a talk by Rear Admiral Baston titled “The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Governance” Monday, Jan. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). Baston will speak about how the U.S. Coast…
January 09, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to the next Profiles of Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series event Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom. The series is a collaborative effort by the African American Alumni Association, Case Western Reserve University's…
January 05, 2024
The Appellate Litigation Clinic has had its strongest semester yet, with nine amazing students jumping in feet first. Between August and the end of 2023, we have: Taken on 13 new appeals from five different appellate courts: the First, Second, Eighth, and Ninth District Courts of Appeals of Ohio…
January 03, 2024
Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, was among the newly elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI). Hill joined the faculty in 2003 after practicing First Amendment and civil rights law with the firm of Berkman,…
December 31, 2023
In what has become commonplace, faculty members at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story. From divisive politics to armed conflicts around the world, and from abortion law to the fallout from the train…
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…