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At Case Western Reserve University School of Law, our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.
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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
Recent News
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May 05, 2022
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently published the second edition of her book Aging With a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow by First Hill Books.
The book is a concise and comprehensive resource for ...
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May 01, 2022
CWRU School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf presents amicus argument at ICC.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf presented an amicus argument before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on February 14. Scharf was asked b...
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April 28, 2022
Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was re-appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to serve on the 2022-2023 U.S. roster of binational trade panelists to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agree...
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April 21, 2022
In April, third-year Health Law Clinic students Ester Khaykin and Naomi Tellez gave a presentation on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children to the pediatric medical providers of the Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) Community Health Centers.
In their presentation, Khaykin and Tellez prov...
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April 21, 2022
Andrew Thompson emerged as the winner of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition, an intramural appellate-advocacy tournament, in which students in the Appellate Practice class compete in an NCAA bracket-style competition judged by faculty members, judge...
April 20, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a virtual event, titled "A Draft Indictment: A Roundtable Discussion about Russian War Crimes in Ukraine," Wednesday, April 27, from noon to 1 p.m.
In this hour-long online roundtable discussion, Michael Scharf, co-dean of Case Western Reserv...
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April 19, 2022
It’s not often that a lawyer literally gets to save a life. But three Case Western Reserve University School of Law students did just that this semester in the school’s Immigration Clinic.
Thanks to the students’ impressive litigation skills, a torture victim will not be forced to return to his nat...
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April 19, 2022
Programs: JD, MSW
Zora Raglow-DeFranco
From an early age, Zora Raglow-DeFranco has wanted to help others—and she’s focused on doing so through social justice. She recalls attending protests with her father and learning about social services from her mother, the chief executive officer of a nonprof...
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April 18, 2022
Above the walkway to the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, visitors are greeted by a colorful banner proclaiming that CWRU is “A National Leader in Experiential Education.”
“That’s far more than a boast. It’s the core of who we are,” said Co-Dean Michael Scharf. And this month, CWRU ...
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April 15, 2022
The Vis International Arbitration Moot Court Team at Case Western Reserve School of Law has just completed a history making season, after competing at the 29th Vis International Arbitration Moot Court competition held virtually this past week. For the first time in the law school’s history, the Vis ...