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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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…