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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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November 10, 2023
The Global Ethical Leaders Society will host a panel discussion titled “Intersections in Clinical Ethics: Nursing, Law and Liability?” Monday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. The speakers will be: Georgina Morley, a nurse ethicist and director of…
November 09, 2023
From Nov. 3-5, the Ault Mock Trial Team competed in the White Collar Crime Invitational Tournament hosted by Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. This competition is invitation-only and focuses on white collar criminal cases. This was the team's first time competing at the…
November 07, 2023
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 to Dick Pogue in 2015 in recognition…
November 07, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a panel discussion titled “The Federal Criminal Justice Process” Friday, Nov. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Moot Courtroom (A59). This distinguished panel will feature: U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese; U.S. Magistrate Judge James E.…
November 03, 2023
It was a busy weekend this year at the School of Law on homecoming weekend. On Friday night, 13 new members were inducted into the Society of Benchers at their 60th induction ceremony. Established in 1962, each year the Society inducts new alumni members, as well as a faculty member and public…
November 02, 2023
Case Western Reserve University is launching a new program to capitalize on commercializing innovations arising from the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine. The program, which will begin this fall, is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and School of Law. The curriculum will be…
November 02, 2023
The Federalist Society will host James Sonne from Stanford Law for a talk about religious freedom in the American legal system. Sonne will present “Religious Liberty: From First Street to Main Street” Tuesday, Nov. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. in the School of Law, Room A59 (Moot Courtroom). Lunch…
November 01, 2023
From Oct. 26 through Oct. 28, the Ault Mock Trial Team competed in the Tournament of Champions hosted by the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. This competition is sponsored by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Only sixteen teams in the nation are invited to compete in this…
November 01, 2023
After a decade spent steering the School of Law from recovery to resurgence, co-deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have chosen to step down from their leadership roles this coming summer. “Michael and Jessica have been exceptional advocates for the law school,” President Eric W. Kaler said.…
November 01, 2023
After a decade spent steering the School of Law from recovery to resurgence, co-deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have chosen to step down from their leadership roles this coming summer. “Michael and Jessica have been exceptional advocates for the law school,” President Eric W. Kaler said.…