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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
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November 15, 2021
President Joe Biden has nominated Marisa Darden, an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, as the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. If confirmed, Darden will be the first Black woman to hold this position.
The office of U.S Attorney handles federal p...
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November 11, 2021
The Shaker Schools Alumni Hall of Fame has added two members of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law community to its distinguished ranks: Ayesha Bell Hardaway (LAW ‘04) and Mark Davies Griffin (LAW ‘94).
Bell Hardaway is associate professor of law at CWRU School of Law and co-d...
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November 08, 2021
On Nov. 2, 2021, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law alumnus Justin Bibb was elected as the 57th mayor of Cleveland, replacing retiring four-term mayor Frank Jackson. It marks the first time that Bibb, 34, will hold public office. But his personal, professional and educational exper...
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November 05, 2021
When the Boston Red Sox hired Bianca Smith (LAW ’17, MGT ’17) this year as a Minor League coach, she made history as the first Black woman coach in professional baseball. For the double alumna, hitting the upper echelons of a sport she’s longed to coach started with a shot from Case Western Reserve....
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November 03, 2021
When a group of Case Western Reserve University students representing “Team LEAF” won first place in the ideaLabs competition for best new venture ideas in April 2021, they turned to the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law with questions about...
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November 01, 2021
In October, Case Western Reserve University School of Law First Amendment Clinic students Makela Hayford, Ginger Pinkerton and Nathan Venesky, along with First Amendment Fellow Sara Coulter, completed a 3½-day bench trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Young...
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November 01, 2021
Students considering a future in law should plan to attend the event, “Pandemic Policy: Who Makes the Rules,” Friday, Nov. 5, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building, Room 333.
At this seminar, Dean Jessica Berg will address her specialty: health law. She also will talk about the application...
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October 29, 2021
Students in the School of Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic have amassed an impressive record of victories for their clients in the two years the Clinic has been up and running. And they’re helping to shape Ohio law in the process.
Twenty-one students have now briefed and argued eleven cases—ten in...
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October 29, 2021
Craig Nard, the Galen J. Roush Professor of Law and director of the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts, School of Law, wrote an opinion piece for Cleveland.com detailing the outdated nature of wild-card team selection in Major League Baseball.
In his article, “There is too much ‘div...
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October 29, 2021
Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke professor emeritus of law, discussed the parameters defining income in an article published by the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
In Jensen’s essay “Does the Constitution Let Congress Pass a Wealth Tax?”, he explored the historic meaning of income an...