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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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May 13, 2022
With commencement 2022 approaching, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students to learn why they chose CWRU School of Law, what courses they enjoyed, the advice they'd share with incoming students and where they're headed next. Makela Hayford What is your…
May 12, 2022
At a special event that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University dedicated the David J. Elk (‘64) – Elk+Elk Active Learning Classroom on May 11, 2022. The partners of Elk+Elk Law Firm provided a generous gift to the School of Law to name the Active…
May 09, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites all members of the campus community to an in-person expert roundtable discussion, titled “Prosecuting War Criminals: From Nuremberg to the Ukraine.” The event is co-sponsored by the school's Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and will be…
May 06, 2022
After several years of adjusted plans due to pandemic-related health and safety protocols, the Case Western Reserve University community will gather once again this year for fully in-person commencement events. The Class of 2022's accomplishments will be celebrated in ceremonies on May 14 and 15,…
May 05, 2022
In May, Case Western Reserve University School of Law held its annual Faculty Achievement Awards ceremony to recognize outstanding work by faculty members. Three major awards were presented: Faculty Distinguished Research Prize, Faculty Distinguished Service Prize and a Chaired…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…