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CWRU Emerges as a Top American Team at Vis International Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Rachel McKay receives a best speaker award
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…
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Health Law Clinic's Inaugural Pop-up Wills Clinic Provides Vital Community Service
In April, the Health Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosted its first Pop-up Wills Clinic, helping more than 30 community members obtain wills, power of attorney and other important legal documents. The clinic provided students with the unique opportunity to combine…
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CWRU Law School Jessup Moot Court Team Excels at World Championship Rounds, 1L Elise Manchester Ranked #1 Oralist in the World
After making it to the Final Four at the National Championship last month, the Jessup International Law Moot Court team at CWRU School of Law—Applicants 3L Michael Eckhart and 2L Sydney Warinner; and Respondents 1L Will Baker and 1L Elise Manchester—went 7-1 in the White and Case World Championship…
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Spartan Showcase: Jim FitzGibbon
Majors: Political Science and Economics Year: Fourth-year Growing up as a deaf student in the public school system, Jim FitzGibbon became familiar with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act—and he noticed they could stand to be reformed.…
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Canada-United States Law Institute conference
The Canada-United States Law Institute (CUSLI) 46th Annual Conference, "Supply Chain Challenges for North America," will focus on the North American automotive and energy industries and human rights dimensions. This two-day conference will take place at Case Western Reserve University's School of…
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CWRU Law Clinic Argues Case Before Ohio Supreme Court
In April, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in a case that students in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Appellate Litigation Clinic have been working on for over two years. The case—argued by Joseph Shell (LAW ‘20)—considers whether a defendant has a reasonable and…
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Local Inspirational Figures Talk: Chad Weisman
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the campus organization Local Inspirational Figures Talk (LIFT) for an event Friday, April 15, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. In this talk, CWRU law student Chad Weisman will discuss how he surmounted his struggle with…
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Andrew Thompson Wins 2022 Dunmore Moot Court Competition
One sure sign of spring is the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition, an intramural appellate-advocacy tournament in which students in our Appellate Practice class compete in an NCAA bracket-style competition judged by faculty members, judges and…
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CWRU Law Mock Trial Teams Achieve Impressive Results at 2022 Competitions
The NCAA tournament wasn’t the only “March madness” last week. While Duke, UNC, Kansas and Villanova were fighting it out at the Superdome, the mock trial team from Case Western Reserve University School of Law made it to the final four at the national championship of the 47th annual National Trial…
"Regionalism—the Death or Salvation of Cleveland?"
David Abbott Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a lecture on regionalism and the role it could play in the context of Cleveland’s challenges Tuesday, April 19, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. As Cleveland pursues its decades-long reinvention, regionalism has become a frequent and…