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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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Fred Gray, iconic civil rights attorney and CWRU School of Law alum, receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
One of Case Western Reserve University’s most iconic alumni—the man Martin Luther King Jr. called the “chief counsel for the protest movement”—received one of the highest honors bestowed on a United States civilian on July 7. Fred D. Gray, Case Western Reserve School of Law alumnus from the class…
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Fred Gray, iconic civil rights attorney and CWRU School of Law alum, to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
One of Case Western Reserve University’s most iconic alumni—the man Martin Luther King Jr. called the “chief counsel for the protest movement”—will receive one of the highest honors bestowed on a United States civilian. Fred D. Gray, Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumnus from the…
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Certificate and Master of Compliance and Risk Management information session
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community and others are invited to join the School of Law for a virtual information session on the Certificate and Master of Compliance and Risk Management (CRM) Program. Are you interested in regulatory compliance and risk management jobs in the…
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Community Development Clinic Helps Launch Community Land Trust in Hough Neighborhood
Recently, the Community Development Clinic at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law has aimed to devote more of its legal services to nonprofits and social enterprises in neighborhoods close to the university’s campus. One example is the Clinic’s work with the Hough Community Land Trust…
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High School Students Get a Trial Run at the Law Through the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy
Area high school students attending the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy are getting a trial run in the legal profession at Case Western Reserve University School of Law this summer. Established in 2005, the Academy seeks to build a more diverse legal community by immersing a group of…
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CWRU School of Law's Summer JumpStart Program Gives Students Tools to Build Academic Success
As a first-generation law student, Christine Love said she had no idea what law school would be like apart from what she had seen on TV. Now a second-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Love credits the school’s JumpStart program for helping her be successful. “It helped…
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CWRU Law Student Articles Selected for Publication in Hastings, Dayton and Iowa Law Journals and the Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosts five journals that publish scholarly articles from leading academics and practitioners and select Notes from student editors. In addition, our students are encouraged to submit papers they write for seminars and supervised research to outside…
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A Cooperative Arrangement: CWRU Law Students Advise Initiative That’s a Model for Urban Economic Development
Years before Evergreen Cooperatives became nationally known for employee ownership and building wealth in low-income Cleveland neighborhoods, Matthew Rossman and his law students were at the table with the founders, discussing legal issues at the heart of Evergreen’s formation. “Right away, the…
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The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Three Years
The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law celebrated its third anniversary by marking its tremendous progress toward making the Case Western Reserve University School of Law a national presence in environmental law research and education.  In just three years, the Burke Center…
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EPA’s Cisar Highlights Agency’s Water Quality Priorities at Burke Center’s Symposium on “The Clean Water Act at 50”
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Elizabeth Cisar, senior policy advisor in the Office of Water, discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the EPA as it seeks to enhance and improve the nation's water quality. Cisar made her remarks, “A View from the EPA,” at the interdisciplinary…