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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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September 08, 2022
The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into "waters of the United States" without a permit, but what are the boundaries of "waters of the United States?" This question has vexed federal regulatory enforcement since the earliest days of the CWA and has reached the Supreme Court…
September 08, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host “The Elena and Miles Zaremski Law Medicine Forum: A Conversation About Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" Sept. 13. Professors Jonathan Adler and Jessie Hill, both constitutional law experts at CWRU, will discuss the watershed 2022…
September 06, 2022
Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education will host Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, for a talk titled “A View from the Death House: An Inside Look at Capital Punishment and Executions” Friday, Sept. 16, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building, Room 333. At the School of…
September 02, 2022
What do skydiving, investing in the stock market, and telling someone you love them for the first time have in common? They all involve risk. It’s easy to think of high-stakes scenarios like these when considering this concept, but the reality is risk impacts our lives in varying degrees on a…
August 31, 2022
All law schools require you to submit at least one written essay. The essay, or “personal statement,” is your opportunity to show the school who you are. Pre-Law Advisor Terri Mester will host a personal statement writing workshop Friday, Sept. 9, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building,…
August 30, 2022
Race, sex, religion, crime, liberty, patriotism, equality. The Supreme Court’s treatment of these incendiary topics has indelibly shaped public education and the constitutional rights of students around the country. Professor Justin Driver of Yale Law School maintains that since the 1970s, the…
August 29, 2022
Second-year law student Harper Fox traveled to London, England, over the summer for an externship with the International Bar Association. What was the best part of your experience? “I really enjoyed working to provide Ukrainian attorneys with webinars and materials so they would be in compliance…
August 27, 2022
Since the Supreme Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, this judicial review has been highly deferential: courts must uphold agency interpretations of unclear laws as long as these interpretations are “reasonable.” But the Chevron doctrine faces backlash from…
August 26, 2022
Second-year law student Frankie Collins recently traveled to Athens, Greece, to attend a week-long summer law school program. She shared some reflections from the trip. What was the purpose of the program? “The focus was on International Investment Arbitration and it was organized by the Athens…
August 26, 2022
Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the…