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CWRU now #1 fastest-growing research university in AAU
Case Western Reserve is the #1 fastest-growing research university in the Association of American Universities, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on research expenditure growth. The university's research and development expenditures surged by 37.5% between…
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April 07, 2023
Phi Alpha Delta, Case Western Reserve University’s pre-law fraternity, will host the fifth annual Law Gala Saturday, April 15, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. Judge Dan Aaron Polster will be the keynote speaker. There also will be dinner and raffle baskets. Attendees will have…
April 03, 2023
As a 1L at Case Western Reserve University, Ethan Isaacson (LAW, 2021) identified a gap in the tools available to legal professionals. While working on the Journal of International Law and participating in writing courses, Isaacson and some of his classmates struggled with Bluebook citations. “We…
March 31, 2023
CWRU’s BLSA Mock Trial team returned from the National Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition (CBMMTC) in Washington, D.C. as the second-ranked BLSA mock trial team in the nation. This latest victory comes less than one month after CWRU won first place at the Midwest Regional CBMMTC in…
March 31, 2023
An Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, are co-instructing a course titled “Socio-Technology of Cyber Security” this semester. They received a grant from New America’s Public Interest…
March 31, 2023
Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, shared a “friend of the court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, opining on Congress's taxing authority. He argued that the framers intended the Apportionment Clause to be a hard limit on the central government’s taxing powers; the…
March 29, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce the formation of the first-ever Athlete Data Lab in partnership with alumni-founded Sports Data Labs, Inc. (SD Labs). The newly-created lab will aim to bring clarity to the global complexities associated with the collection,…
March 28, 2023
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from alumni and current law students during a remote session titled “Learn from the Law Students” Friday, March 31, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. Attendees are invited to ask questions about the law school application process,…
March 27, 2023
Before Ikenna Ezealah started law school at Case Western Reserve University in the summer of 2022, his professional goal was to be an international nation-building diplomat who works toward the progress and development of the African continent. As a first step, he resolved to work at the preeminent…
March 24, 2023
Third-year law student Matt Borcas has won the Ohio State Bar Association’s 2023 Litigation Writing Award. The annual award recognizes a law student for outstanding writing on a litigation-related topic. On Tuesday, March 21, the bar association presented Borcas with a $2,500 check at the law…
March 24, 2023
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to the 2023 Law-Med Symposium “Reproductive Rights and Justice after Roe” Friday, April 14, at 8:30 a.m. in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom (Room A59). This interdisciplinary symposium will consider whether and how it might be…