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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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January 19, 2023
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently cited the scholarship of CWRU School of Law Professor Jonathan H. Adler in a decision holding that Ohio courts need not defer to state administrative agency interpretations of state law. The Court’s opinion in TWISM Enterprises, L.L.C. v. State Board of…
January 17, 2023
On Jan. 17, 13 students will begin their JD program under the university’s “Spring Start” option. This program allows students to begin their coursework in the spring semester and puts them on track to graduate three years later in December, or two-and-a-half years later in May with the students…
January 17, 2023
Today (Jan. 17), 13 students will begin their JD program under the university’s “Spring Start” option. This program allows students to begin their coursework in the spring semester and puts them on track to graduate three years later in December, or two-and-a-half years later in May with the…
January 13, 2023
The ten students who recently completed their semesters in the Appellate Litigation Clinic have taken us to new heights. Between Aug. and Dec. 2022, this team of stalwart advocates took on seven new appeals—six criminal and one civil—in four different Ohio appellate courts across the state and in…
January 12, 2023
Professor Jessie Hill and Alum Becca Kendis Honored by ACLU of Ohio for Reproductive Rights Advocacy
Professor Jessie Hill and CWRU Reproductive Rights Fellow Becca Kendis (LAW '19, MSASS '19) were honored by the ACLU of Ohio for their advocacy of reproductive rights in Ohio. Both Hill and Kendis are on the litigation team challenging Ohio's 6-week abortion ban, which is currently blocked by the…
January 10, 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumnus Martin Gruenberg (LAW '79) was sworn in as Chairman of the FDIC Board of Directors on Jan. 5, 2023. Gruenberg has been a member of the FDIC Board since Aug. 2005, serving as Vice Chairman from 2005-2011 and Chairman from 2012-2017. He joined…
January 06, 2023
A third year law student at Case Western Reserve University, Matthew McDonald has been performing live music in the Cleveland area for over a decade. Blending 60’s pop music with art-rock, industrial, electronic and new age sounds, his current band Regas-McDonald has released two albums and is…
December 30, 2022
From a memorable midterm election to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and medical breakthroughs to the war in Ukraine, the expertise and insight of Case Western Reserve University’s faculty and staff were at the forefront of the stories making headlines nationally and…
December 27, 2022
LLEAP 3, the third component of the law school’s legal writing program, transforms the classroom into a law firm where students research, write, advise clients, negotiate, and advocate exactly as a junior business or litigation attorney would. Students in LLEAP 3-Litigation work on a hypothetical…
December 21, 2022
Our Appellate Litigation Clinic capped off the fall semester with a major victory in the Supreme Court of Ohio: in a 4–3 decision, the state’s highest court reversed lower-court decisions that deprived the client of the right to withdraw a guilty plea upon discovering evidence that the State had…