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5 questions with School of Law’s Carter Callender, Class of 2026
As graduation approaches at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, students look back on the experiences that shaped their time on campus—and ahead to the paths they’re about to begin. From discovering their academic interests to gaining hands-on experience through clinics, competitions and…
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May 23, 2023
Establishing clear title allows residents stay in, improve their homes, contributing to neighborhood stability on Cleveland’s east side It’s a common problem in inner-city neighborhoods: An elderly parent dies, but the family home was never legally transferred to relatives. The result is one…
May 19, 2023
Ohio Senate Bill 83 will protect free speech on campus, not the reverse cleveland.com (subscription required): George Dent, emeritus professor of law, weighed in on the proposed Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act (SB 83) and the opposition and controversy that followed.
May 19, 2023
Are you interested in regulatory compliance and risk management jobs in the healthcare or business finance industry? 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…
May 18, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law boasts a top ranked faculty in downloads of their scholarship (Heald and Sichelman study of scholarly impact), citations to their publications (Sisk/Leiter study), and quality of teaching (Princeton Review). There is much to celebrate! The law school’s…
May 18, 2023
Owen M. Migdal was just 17 years old when he finished high school in Maryland and began his undergraduate education at The University of Utah. After earning his bachelor’s degree in political science in less than two years—thanks to a rigorous course load—Migdal enrolled in law school at Case…
May 17, 2023
At Case Western Reserve University, our students excel in research, academics, athletics and in the community. This week, we will celebrate the accomplishments of about 2,500 graduates. It would be impossible to comprehensively describe all of their contributions, but we caught up with a…
May 15, 2023
It’s a common problem in inner-city neighborhoods: An elderly parent dies, but the family home was never legally transferred to relatives. The result is one form of what is known as a “tangled” title. Without a clear title—one in which ownership is clearly established—residents often encounter…
May 11, 2023
Another win for the First Amendment Clinic! On April 20, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas denied a Motion to Authorize Discovery into the identities of anonymous commenters criticizing the Beachwood Chief of Police Katherine McLaughlin. Chief McLaughlin and the City of Beachwood brought a…
May 11, 2023
Amid intense criticism from leading law and medical schools, magazine adjusts methodologies to emphasize outcomes—and delays final figures to help ensure accuracy Case Western Reserve’s medical school slipped one notch—and the law school two—as U.S. News & World Report shared results for the…
May 10, 2023
I study parents who kill their kids. There's one thing people don't understand about these cases. HuffPost: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, weighed in on recent cases of parents who have murdered their…