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Law’s Black Law Student Association Mock Trial Team earns regional championship title
Members of Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team recently earned first place at the Midwest Regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition regional championship. Those on the team were Doctor of Law (JD) candidates Jordyn Dawson…
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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…
November 14, 2022
On Nov. 8, Co-Dean Michael Scharf was honored at Denver University School of Law, which bestowed on him the annual Cox Price International Human Rights Award. Scharf and Professor Ved Nanda, founder of DU’s Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law, then engaged in a discussion of…
November 14, 2022
“Retooling Trade in a Fractured Global Economy: A Practice-oriented Update on Trade and Customs Law”
In 2022, trade professionals have faced multiple challenges: supply chain issues including bans on forced labor imports, continuing transformation in the automotive sector, and threats to the reliability and viability of global sourcing. And, a divided government following the midterm elections may…
November 11, 2022
Hosted by the Greek Life Office Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, Next Step: Ask An Alum is a series that allows undergraduate students to casually interact with Case Western Reserve University alumni in various industries. On Monday, Nov. 14, students can meet alumna Meredith…
November 10, 2022
The Center for Business Law recently held the biannual George A. Leet Business Law Symposium: Corporate Law and Private Ordering: What are the Limits and What Framework Should Guide Decisions on Private Ordering? Speakers discussed the intersections of contract law and corporations. Increasingly,…
November 09, 2022
How do children's ombudspersons advance children's rights? Children's ombudspersons, also known as independent children's rights institutions, have been established worldwide. Endorsed by the United Nations, they are independent of their governments and endowed with legal powers. Yet we know little…
November 09, 2022
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Case Western Reserve University two grants totaling $400,000 to help fund two initiatives geared toward racial and environmental justice at the School of Law. Both two-year grants will support the law school’s Environmental Law Clinic as well as the Criminal…
November 07, 2022
Third year law students enrolled in the IPVC Clinic provide legal advice and assistance in protecting intellectual property for small businesses, the local community and even alumni. Michael Zhou is holding for his soon to be world famous SEOUL CITY WINGS™, along with their KORE TACOS™ and DRIPP…
November 02, 2022
Founded in 1980 as Cleveland’s first full-fledged African American bar association, the Norman S. Minor Bar Association holds a yearly gala to recognize trailblazers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of diverse legal professionals and advancing diversity in the legal…
October 31, 2022
Consistently ranked one of the top law schools for practical training (#5 in the Spring 2022 issue of preLaw magazine), CWRU School of Law has long recognized that training students to be practice ready is at the heart of what a law school does. LLEAP, our legal writing program, is the foundation…