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Burke Center Hosts Monte Mills for “Repairing Our Legacy: Native Nations, Co-Management and the Future of Federal Public Lands”
Monte Mills, the Charles I. Stone Professor of Law and director of the Native American Law Center at University of Washington School of Law, joined the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for a discussion on the history and management of the...
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New Case Western Reserve University Program Geared Toward Commercializing Innovation in Regenerative Medicine
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 begins in fall semester 2023, is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and School of Law. The curriculum ...
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Environmental Law Clinic Co-Hosts Law Clinic in East Palestine
Nearly three months after news broke that a train had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, students in the Environmental Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law held a free legal clinic in East Palestine. The clinic, in collaboration with River Valley Organizing, Community Legal A...
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Student Spotlight: Sam Halpert Rodis
After completing multiple different internships and externships during his time at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 3L Sam Halpert Rodis is looking ahead to his post-graduate life as a Judge Advocate with the U.S. Army. “The most rewarding work I have done has been in connection with ...
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Five New Tenured Faculty at CWRU School of Law—Including Four Hires
We are proud to announce the addition of four impactful lateral hires to our community of scholars and the promotion of Ayesha Bell Hardaway to full professor of law with tenure (all effective July 1 except Atiba Ellis, who began Jan. 1). The most recent Heald and Sichelman study of scholarly impa...
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Certificate and Master of Compliance and Risk Management program information session
Are you interested in regulatory compliance and risk management jobs in the healthcare or business finance industries? Compliance-related jobs are one of the hottest growth areas in the U.S., with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting an estimated 30,700 jobs opening for compliance officers and ...
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Andrew Thompson Wins Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition
3L Andrew Thompson was recently awarded first place in the Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition for his note “Shortened Limitation Periods in Employment Contracts: A Reasonable Suggestion,” which will be published in Volume 73 of the Case Western Reserve Law Review. “My Note...
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Swetland Seminar: CWRU Environmental Law Clinic
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to a Swetland Center for Environmental Health seminar to learn about the CWRU Environmental Law Clinic. This virtual session will be held Tuesday, May 23, from 9 to 10 a.m. Miranda Leppla, director of the CWRU Environmental Law ...
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The Academy Concludes Inaugural Launch
On Saturday, Case Western Reserve School of Law concluded its inaugural launch of The Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development. Believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, The Academy included lawyers, business professionals and law students engaged in learning and obtaining the tools an...
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Law School Honors Jonathan Entin's Second Retirement
After nearly four decades of teaching at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, is set to retire a second time, this time from his position as faculty advisor of the Law Review. Dozens of alumni, faculty, staff and students cele...