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Profiles of Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series: Bryan Adamson
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…
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A look back at the Appellate Litigation Clinic
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…
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Jessie Hill elected to prestigious American Law Institute
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,…
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2023 in review: School of Law in the media
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…
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First Amendment Clinic takes center stage in civil rights lawsuit
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…
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Uphill battle
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…
A look back at our fall events and lectures
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…
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Making health law history
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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Athlete Data Lab Announces Advisory Committee
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…
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CWRU Recognized by AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll
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…