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Professor Sharona Hoffman publishes in JAMA and New England Journal of Medicine
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…
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Case Western Reserve University School Of Law’s Business Law Program is Ranked Among the Top in the Country
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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Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Criminal Law Program Receives an “A” Ranking
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…
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“Becoming a U.S. Citizen: Ethics and Justice in the Immigration System”
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…
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Ayesha Bell Hardaway Appointed as Interim Monitor Overseeing Cleveland Police Reform
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…
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Dean Michael Scharf Receives DU’s Cox Price International Human Rights Award
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…
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“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…
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Next Step: Ask an Alum (Law)
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…
Center for Business Law Holds Biannual Leet Symposium
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,…
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“An International Discussion on Advancing the Rights of Children”
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…