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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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July 08, 2025
On April 14, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted Abre’ L. Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP for a public lecture on “Building Authentic Pathways for Environmental Justice Advocacy.” A native of Lakeland, FL, Conner served as…
July 01, 2025
On April 10, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted former Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), executive director of republicEn.org, for the talk “Can Free Enterprise Solve Climate Change?” Former Rep. Inglis represented Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the U.S.…
June 17, 2025
In September 2023, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted an interdisciplinary workshop on “Permitting the Future,” examining the legal and economic aspects of permitting and review requirements for new technologies and environmentally desirable infrastructure and development.…
June 16, 2025
Every so often there is a tectonic shift in American foreign policy—a fundamental turning point marked by radically new ways of approaching the world. The post-World War II era of institution-building and the post-9/11 global war on terrorism are examples. Has President Trump’s return ushered in…
June 12, 2025
The National Law Journal recently reported that the average starting salary for a first-year associate at the nation’s large law firms is $215,000. Cleveland is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, with its…
June 10, 2025
Writing is an essential skill that lawyers use to communicate, advocate, and persuade. Legal writing is the cornerstone of CWRU’s Legal Writing, Experiential Learning, Advocacy, and Professionalism (“LLEAP”) Program. The LLEAP Awards were established to recognize the hard work and dedication that…
June 06, 2025
In February, Cathy Hwang presented "Purpose and Nonprofit Enterprise" as part of the Center for Business Law faculty speaker series at the School of Law. Hwang is a professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. She teaches, researches and writes about mergers and acquisitions,…
June 04, 2025
$5 million from Stanton Foundation to expand reach of First Amendment Clinic
June 03, 2025
CWRU School of Law recently held its eleventh celebration of faculty, an annual event to recognize the achievements and contributions of faculty members during the previous school year. The celebration included the presentation of endowed chairs to two faculty members, Eric Chaffee and Betsy…