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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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February 11, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf has been invited to present an amicus curiae (friend of the court) argument before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Feb. 14. It is uncommon for the ICC to invite outside counsel to…
February 10, 2022
After five intense rounds in the midwest regional competition, the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Law is advancing an unprecedented two teams to the National Championship round of the National Trial Competition. This will mark the third time in the…
February 07, 2022
Update: Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf will present an Amicus argument before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Feb. 14 from 8:45–9:15 a.m. ET. Scharf will address: Who has the burden of proof for the insanity…
February 02, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is hosting a diverse slate of conferences in spring 2022. Registration is now available for these events, which will explore critical issues in the areas of police discrimination, law-medicine, environmental law, the North American supply chain and the…
February 01, 2022
U.S. Senate Votes to Confirm Two CWRU Law Alums to U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio
Update: On Feb. 1, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm CWRU School of Law alums Bridget Brennan (LAW '00) and Charles Esque Fleming (LAW '90) to become judges on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. (This story previously published on Sept. 30, 2021.) Since its founding…
February 01, 2022
The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University recently received grant support benefiting programs within the Social Justice Law Center and the Cox International Law Center. In January, the School of Law received two $50,000 grants from the Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) through its Racial…
January 28, 2022
In a recent op-ed piece, Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, discussed aging—and the second printing of her book, Aging with A Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (First Hill Books, 2022). Hoffman’s piece,…
January 26, 2022
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the School of Law will host a lecture Thursday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in-person and remotely. Cathy Mansfield, senior instructor of law, will present “Nazi Laws: From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide.” Mansfield will discuss the Nazi…
January 24, 2022
The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University has received a $158,000 grant from the U.S.-Russia Foundation to run the Visiting Russian Law Student Program. The origins of the program date back to 2001, when retired CWRU School of Law Professor Sidney Picker and his wife, retired Cleveland…
January 21, 2022
Beginning with his election as Cleveland’s mayor on Nov. 2, 2021, Justin Bibb (LAW ‘18, MGT ‘18) has been building a team of leaders to fill key director and cabinet roles for his administration. Among his most prominent appointments are several Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni,…