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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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April 11, 2023
Case Western Reserve University law professor examines legal gray area when semi-autonomous vehicles are involved in accidents Police officers can often identify which driver is responsible for a traffic accident. But what about when a self-driving vehicle is involved? Which driver should be…
April 10, 2023
Last summer, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf and his colleagues at the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) drafted model legislation to establish the Ukraine High Court for War Crimes. The project was the result of weeks of research and meetings…
April 07, 2023
Imagine if the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco guest taught one of your law school classes. Or a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Or the host of a famous law podcast? “With our faculty’s connections, at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, we regularly have…
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,…