School of Law
At Case Western Reserve University School of Law, our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.
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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
Recent News
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March 08, 2023
CWRU’s BLSA Mock Trial Team recently won 1st place at the Midwest BLSA Regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition in Chicago, Illinois. Out of fifteen total teams competing, CWRU emerged victorious after facing Loyola Chicago, the University of Missouri, Saint Louis University and Clevel...
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March 06, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce the first six graduates from its Masters of Compliance and Risk Management Program: Sally Enoh, JD/MA; Hunter Lauderback, MS/JD/MA; Jacob Gialamas, JD/MA; Michelle Robinson, JD/MA; Ethan Raditz, MA; and Ana Merdita, MS/MA.
With the...
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March 03, 2023
Twenty years after graduating from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Michele Connell, Global Managing Partner of international law firm Squire Patton Boggs, will be her alma mater’s 2023 graduation ceremony speaker. This year’s law school commencement will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. i...
March 01, 2023
The 19th Annual Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC) was held in late February at Ohio University. This highly interdisciplinary conference promotes research in all areas of Latin America. Members of the LatinX Law Student Association attended and presented at the conference.
This year’s keynot...
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February 28, 2023
As of mid-2022, the United Nations Refugee Agency estimated there are 103 million people who have been forcibly displaced worldwide, 32.5 million of whom are refugees and 4.2 million of whom are seeking asylum.
It’s a global crisis—and it’s one second-year law student Emily Worline aspires to tack...
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February 27, 2023
Along with Emory and Northwestern, CWRU Law was one of three law schools from dozens that applied to host this year’s Order of the Coif Distinguished Lecturer, Oona A. Hathaway. On Feb. 23, the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, Hathaway spoke at CWRU School of Law about the war in Ukrain...
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February 24, 2023
After prevailing in an appeal to reinstate his First Amendment claims in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Western Reserve University’s First Amendment Clinic recovered $29,750 in attorney fees through a settlement on behalf of its client, Michael Wood, from the Clark County Sherif...
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February 22, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosted the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition Regional Feb. 10-12 at the Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and once again, CWRU continued its lengthy history of success at this tournament! For the second straight year, and for th...
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February 22, 2023
The School of Law doctoral fitting event will be held Tuesday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second level of Gund Hall.
Doctoral fitting events are open to all professional and doctoral students (MD, DMD, DMA, PhD, DNP, DM, JD, SJD). At the doctoral fittings, professional and doctoral degr...
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February 22, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused governors to use executive branch public health powers to an unprecedented degree. A combination of public weariness with the pandemic, frustration with executive actions designed to mitigate the community effects of COVID, and ongoing anti-government sentiment has resul...