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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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December 09, 2022
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, CWRU President Eric Kaler joined Anthony Richardson, the President of the Gund Foundation, and law school Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf to rededicate George Gund Hall. A number of faculty, alumni, staff and students joined them to celebrate the historic milestone.
The...
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December 09, 2022
When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948, it laid out the inalienable rights all human beings have. These rights—agreed upon by countries around the world—include the freedom from discrimination, access to justice, right to education, and righ...
December 07, 2022
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosted 24 mock trial teams from across the country from November 11–13 in the annual Case Classic Mock Trial Competition. Case Classic is among the country's first Mock Trial competitions each year, and it is growing in prestige.
This year's competi...
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December 06, 2022
On Nov. 29, 404 members of the Case Western Reserve community came together online for the global generosity holiday Giving Tuesday, contributing $49,067 to 56 student organizations and funds.
For #GivingTuesdayatCWRU, university staff provide students the opportunity and resources to crowdfund for...
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December 05, 2022
CWRU School of Law is proud to present the inaugural issue of The Reporter, a collection of essays written by students at Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Social Justice Law Center.
Explaining the purpose of the new publication, Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway, Director of the Law Sch...
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November 28, 2022
Professor Sharona Hoffman recently published two articles in leading medical journals. Both address privacy issues. The first, titled “Interoperability in a Post-Roe Era Sustaining Progress While Protecting Reproductive Health Information,” appeared in JAMA on Nov. 1, 2022. It was co-authored with D...
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November 23, 2022
For the fifth year in a row, PreLaw Magazine ranked CWRU School of Law as having one of the top Business Law programs in the nation, with an “A” grade in its fall 2022 issue.
What are the top ten things that make CWRU’s Business Law program so distinctive?
First, CWRU offers a simulation-based ...
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November 21, 2022
The fall 2022 issue of PreLaw Magazine ranked CWRU’s Criminal Law program among the best in the country with an “A” ranking. “This has been an exciting year for our criminal law program,” said Co-Dean Michael Scharf, an expert in international criminal law. “We are grateful for the recognition of th...
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November 18, 2022
The Global Ethical Leaders Society will host a panel discussion titled “Becoming a U.S. Citizen: Ethics and Justice in the Immigration System” Monday, Nov. 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom (Gund Hall, Room A59).
This event will bring together professionals with vast exp...
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November 16, 2022
On Oct. 30, the federal judge overseeing Cleveland police reform under a consent decree appointed CWRU School of Law Associate Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway as new interim monitor to handle day-to-day management of the process.
“I’ve been engaged with project since its inception in 2015, and the ...